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	Podcast:		5 live Investigates
	Episode:		School Transport Cuts
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:44:11
	Publish Date:		2017-09-10 07:33:00
	Description:		Education Secretary Justine Greening orders a review of council policies around school transport provision for disabled children after 5 live Investigates presents the Department for Education with evidence of widespread cuts. A survey of 2,500 parents by the charity Contact reveals that nearly half of them have had to give up work completely or cut down their hours - just so they can get their kids to school. The Local Government Authority says councils are being forced to make hard choices in the face of 'sustained financial challenges.'.
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