Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies were received from Cllrs S C Anderson, D Borthwick and P Miles.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

There were none.

Councillors are required to comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 regarding disclosable pecuniary interests. Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were none.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13 August 2019.

The minutes of the meeting held on 13 August 2019 were confirmed as an accurate record.

In relation to the items of business appearing below, the Committee is asked to consider the following resolution: -

‘That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.’

RESOLVED that the Committee agreed to exclude the press and public for item 6 of the agenda under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds of the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 in Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest  in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.

To consider an appeal against refusal of Home to School Transport assistance.

The Committee considered a non-public report, a copy of which had been circulated to the Committee, in respect of an appeal against the decision by the Local Authority to refuse assistance with home to school transport assistance in the form of a bus pass.

In considering the appeal the Committee had regard to the supporting information provided on behalf of the appellant and by the Local Authority, including verbal submissions made by the Local Authority at the meeting. The appellant chose not to attend the meeting.

RESOLVED that, having taken careful note of the evidence presented by both parties, the appeal in respect of the person named in report ‘6’ be not upheld as there were no exceptional circumstances and insufficient grounds to overturn the Home to School Transport Policy on this occasion.