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Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76746

The question

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

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 Local Authorities.

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