An investigation is under way after several vulnerable Lancashire children were found on board specialist school buses once the vehicles had returned to their depots.
The youngsters who were forgotten about were aged eight, 14 and 16, the LDRS understands. It is not known where in the county the errors were made, nor whether they were all on journeys home from school or if some were on the way in. However, the incidents have prompted the county council to write to all staff who work on SEND bus services reminding them of the need to follow what it describes as its “robust safeguarding measures”.
A Lancashire County Council spokesperson told the LDRS: “We do have set procedures for school transport and for dropping off pupils. We have been in touch with the three families involved and offer our sincere apologies in those cases. From our position as a council, there is no valid excuse for not checking our buses.