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Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

Commons · Question 76746 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in the (a) recruitment and (b) training of school crossing patrols.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Sep 2025

The Department for Transport supports Local Authorities through legislation, guidance, and best practice frameworks but it does not directly manage the recruitment or training of School Crossing Patrols because that is a non-statutory role delegated to Lo...