Special educational needs (SEN) home to school transport parents survey
| Purpose | The home to school transport parents survey was commissioned for the purpose of finding out the current levels of user satisfaction with the Special Education Needs (SEN) home to school transport service. This information will be used to assess how effective the Best Value improvements have been. |
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| Subject |
Public transport |
| Commissioned by | Transport Policy Bus Service Procurement |
| Geographic area |
All of Lancashire |
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| Method |
Questionnaire - postal |
| Consultation with |
Parents/carers Service users |
| Date | 08/10/2003 - 24/10/2003 |
| Undertaken by | Corporate Research and Intelligence Team, Policy Unit |
Results
| Number in sample | 600 |
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| Number of responses | 242 |
| Response rate | 40% |
| Key findings | Overall the level of satisfaction with the home to school transport service is high with 93% of respondents being satisfied with the overall service. 35% of parents also feel that the service has improved since their child has had transport, showing a trend towards an improving service. The survey tested user satisfaction and importance on a number of key service attributes. These include service punctuality and reliability, condition and suitability of vehicles used, service given by staff, perceptions of their child's safety and information from Lancashire County Council about their child's transport. All service attributes have shown an improvement in user satisfaction since 2001, on average 8% over all aspects. The most significant improvement is in information provision about their child's transport, although this still has the lowest satisfaction level. |
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Contact information
For more information about this research contact:
Mick Edwardson
01772 530290
mick.edwardson@lancashire.gov.uk
Email: haveyoursay@lancashire.gov.uk
Related information
http://lccweb/environment/ltp/index.asp
http://lccintranet/environment/spt/sen_transport_request.asp