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  Yes. The LA “must make such arrangements for the provision and otherwise as they consider necessary” free of charge, for the purposes of (1) facilitating the attendance of adults at particular institutions (2) facilitating the attendance for those with a LA at their placements: EA1996 section 508F.

  The duty is a weaker duty than that for eligible children of compulsory school age. In addition COP2015 #9.214-217 is unclear in this respect, in particular appearing to cite a “free-standing rule allowing transport needs to be included in an EHCP if exceptional circumstances could be shown to exist, despite section 508F”: Staffordshire CC v JM [2016] UKUT 246 (AAC)#40.

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  Authors: David Wolfe QC, Leon Glenister

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