1. In the 2023/2024 financial year, how many eligible children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) did the Council pay to provide transport for under the Home to School transport scheme?
2399.
2. In the 2023/2024 financial year, how much, in total, did the Council pay to provide transport for eligible children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) under the Home to School transport scheme?
£26,848,368.00.
3. In the 2023/2024 financial year, what was the difference between the cost the Council had budgeted for providing transport for eligible children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) under the Home to School transport scheme, and the cost the Council ultimately paid for providing those services?
£238,368.00.
4. If an answer can be provided for Q. 3) Was this an overspend or an underspend on the budgeted amount?
Overspend.