Tags: transport
Council abandons review of discretionary faith school transport
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2019
The NSS has criticised a council in north Wales for ending a review of its provision of discretionary free transport to faith schools. Read More »
NSS writes to councillors over discretionary faith school transport
Posted: Thu, 20 Dec 2018
The NSS has urged councillors in north Wales to take a decision on school transport based on "equality for all families and taxpayers". Read More »
Two councils may cut preferential transport to faith schools
Posted: Wed, 05 Dec 2018
Councils in Wales and Greater Manchester may cut funding for transport schemes which give children at faith schools special treatment. Read More »
Reading Council proposes end to faith school travel subsidy
Posted: Mon, 20 Jun 2016
Reading Borough Council has opened a consultation on a proposal to end taxpayer funding for parents who opt to send their children to faith schools even though a nearer school is available. Read More »
Discriminatory faith school bus policy “under review”
Posted: Tue, 31 May 2016
The National Secular Society has welcomed news from Telford and Wrekin Council that its discriminatory school transport policy is being reconsidered. Read More »
Faith school pupil not allowed on council-run ‘Christian only’ bus
Posted: Tue, 10 May 2016
The National Secular Society has urged a local authority to review its school transport policy after a pupil was told he couldn't use the council-run school bus because it is provided only for church-going pupils. Read More »
Faith school transport subsidies set to be axed by Lancashire Council
Posted: Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Lancashire County Council has come under fire from the Church of England over plans to remove transport subsidies for children attending faith schools. Read More »
‘Catholics-only’ school bus policy to be reviewed
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2016
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that a 'discriminatory' school bus policy, which gives Catholic pupils free travel but makes non-Catholics pay, is to be reviewed by Flintshire Council. Read More »
72% support council’s bid to cut free travel subsidy for faith schools
Posted: Tue, 26 May 2015
Kirklees Council is considering ending free travel to faith schools in a bid to cut out unnecessary expenditure. The move has widespread local support, with 72% of 926 consultation responses in support of the measure. Read More »
Court ruling: local authorities are under no obligation to subsidise transport to faith schools
Posted: Fri, 22 May 2015
A judge has ruled that the state is not obliged to subsidise transportation to and from faith schools, despite ruling in favour of a Catholic school in a case over subsidised school transport. Read More »
Priest criticises Catholics-only school bus policy for faith school pupils
Posted: Tue, 31 Mar 2015
Flintshire Council has come under attack from a priest over its policy of only funding school bus travel to faith schools for pupils who can provide evidence of their religious affiliation. Read More »
Catholic school's transport 'discrimination' claim disputed by secularists
Posted: Tue, 10 Feb 2015
Swansea Council is facing a judicial review after deciding to phase-out its subsidy for faith school students to have free transport to school. Read More »
Anger as non-Catholics forced off the school bus
Posted: Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Parents in Flintshire have complained of religious discrimination after it emerged that non-Catholics wouldn't be permitted to use a bus provided by the local authority to a Catholic faith school. Read More »
Claim that children's religious freedoms breached by scrapping of free transport to faith schools rejected by secularists
Posted: Mon, 04 Aug 2014
A Conservative Assembly Member for South Wales has claimed that not providing free transport to faith schools breaches a child's right to manifest a religion. Read More »
Derbyshire County Council scraps “faith school transport”; Bradford and Northumberland to follow soon?
Posted: Thu, 27 Mar 2014
Councillors at Derbyshire County Council have approved a proposal to cut free transport for pupils travelling to religious schools. Read More »
Cornwall consults on scrapping free transport to religious schools
Posted: Thu, 23 Jan 2014
Cornwall County Council is under fire for considering the removal of subsidies for transport of pupils to religious schools. Read More »
Welsh churches protest over proposals to cut transport to faith schools
Posted: Thu, 14 Nov 2013
Despite the fact that Wales is being particularly badly affected by the current economic downturn, churches in the country are demanding that subsidies for transport of children to faith schools remain untouched. Read More »
Lancashire church leaders unhappy at proposal to increase parents’ contribution to faith school transport costs
Posted: Thu, 07 Nov 2013
Lancashire County Council is under fire from church leaders who accuse them of planning to "penalise" parents who send their children to religious schools. Read More »
Somerset council proposing to end bus privileges for children attending faith schools
Posted: Mon, 30 Sep 2013
Somerset County Council is proposing to reduce subsidies for transport to faith schools in order to bring them into line with those for non-faith schools. Read More »
Thurrock is latest council to charge for transport to faith schools
Posted: Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Thurrock Council in Essex is the latest to decide that it will no longer fund transport for pupils attending faith schools. Last year it spent £480,000 transporting children to religious schools outside their catchment areas. Read More »
