Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE2223 · Session 6

Allow parents of children with additional support needs to use their local authority education funding to access alternative education, including private schools, forest schools and other alternative provision

Closed Submitted 11 Mar 2026
Signatures
620
Comments
0
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to allow parents of children with ASN to allocate their child’s local authority education allowance to offset the cost of alternative education through private schools, forest schools and alternative provision. 

This model is already in use in many Scandinavian countries. 

This change would give parents more choice and the option to top up the rest if required. 

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 24 Sep 2026
    1 mention

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