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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

Scheme to boost French school trips to Britain ‘at risk’ under new UK entry rules

School children stand on a lawn in Westminster
According to data from Les Entreprises du Voyage, the scheme has led to a 30% increase in school trips to the UK from France since its introduction last year. Photograph: PjrTravel/Alamy

A scheme designed to boost the numbers of French children able to travel to Britain for school trips is reportedly in peril as a result of an overhaul of entry requirements in the UK.

New rules for French school trips were introduced in December last year after a meeting between the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the then UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak.

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