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.
Petitioner: Karmen Boyd
Status: Closed
Date published: 02 July 2026
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SPICe Briefing (146KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
24 September 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government does not currently support the introduction of a system that would automatically transfer local authority education funding directly to parents for alternative educational provision.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 24 September 2026
PE2223/A: Scottish Government written submission, 13 August 2026 (110KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
PE2223/B: Petitioner written submission, 14 September 2026 (94KB, pdf) posted 15 September 2026