Escorts may be provided for children who have severe medical or social needs. All escorts undertake mandatory training and they and drivers are checked by the police and are issued with identification badges. If they do not have this identification, and parents wish to check their identity, they should call 0345 155 1019.
Escorts will have information about your child, but you should make sure that they are fully aware of your child’s medical condition, any behaviour issues and the best way to deal with problems.
We try to maintain continuity of escorts but sometimes it is necessary to arrange relief escorts at short notice.
Emergency medication
If your child requires emergency medication to go with them on their transport, we need the parent or carer’s written consent to administer the medication and details of your child’s medical needs in order for them to be treated in an emergency.
It is a parent or carer’s responsibility to keep us informed of any changes to the child’s condition and medication and to ensure that the medication is carried with the child at all times.
It is also a parent or carer’s responsibility to keep a copy of the most recent medical intervention protocol with the medicine or intervention equipment at all times and to ensure medication is in date – please remember to check expiry dates.
Please call us on 0345 155 1019 to request a medication intervention form and return it as a matter of urgency because until we have all the required information, the escort will not administer any emergency medication or procedure.
If your child were to have a medical emergency before we receive this information, the escort would call 999 and any medication carried would be handed over to the paramedic.