But buses taking children to and from school do not have to be fitted with seat belts. The key difference between a bus and a coach is that a bus cannot go over 60mph.
Local authorities have the power to insist that all vehicles used on the school run must be fitted with seat belts - but they do not have to use that power.
The Northern Echo is calling for all local councils with responsibility for education to ensure that all school journeys are undertaken in a vehicle fitted with seat belts.
Ideally it should be a condition of their contract with transport companies that only vehicles fitted with seat belts are supplied.
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