Education / Transport

Union claims safety issues on school buses

07:18 am on 25 November 2019

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The Government has delayed the awarding of tenders to run school buses that carry 40 million children a year after a union raised safety concerns.

Documents show these concerns being raised with Ministers, though they have not publicly acknowledged this.

The First union's concerns allege maintenance failings by a major operator, with one bus driver saying he wouldn't let his children ride the buses.

Phil Pennington reports.