Agenda and minutes

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary or other Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to the circumstances described in Section 9 and Appendix B of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed.

It is recommended that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item in Part 2 of the Agenda, as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to individuals as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (amended).

The Sub-Committee considered a number of appeals against the refusal by officers of applications for home to school transport. The circumstances of each case did not fulfil the necessary criteria for assistance. For each appeal, details were presented by the local authority representative of the reasons for refusal, together with the grounds of appeal submitted by the parents of the pupils in question. The Appeals Sub-Committee also considered verbal representations made by Appellants at the hearing. The Appeals were considered under the general home to school transport policy.