Please could you tell me how much the authority has spent so far on school transport for (a) all pupils in this school year (b) all pupils with an EHCP or SEN Statement, and how much it spent in each of the last five years.
Devon County Council manages its Education transport budgets over financial years, not academic years and below is a summary of the last five financial years.
| Financial Year | Total school transport spend | SEN transport spend |
| 2021/22 | £36,320,864 | £21,028,940 |
| 2020/21 | £30,960,210 | £16,888,432 |
| 2019/20 | £27,309,736 | £13,456,264 |
| 2018/19 | £25,433,914 | £11,742,377 |
| 2017/18 | £23,455,124 | £10,377,269 |