Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

There were no apologies received for this meeting.

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 and the Council's Code of Conduct regarding Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.

Councillors are also required to disclose any other interests where a Councillor is a member of an external body or organisation where that membership involves a position of control or significant influence, including bodies to which the Council has made the appointment in line with the Council's Code of Conduct.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were none.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meetings held on 22 October 2019 and 19 November 2019.

The minutes of the meeting on 22 October 2019 were confirmed as an accurate record.

The minutes of the meeting on the 19 November 2019 were amended to reflect that Cllr G Farquhar was in attendance. Following this correction, the minutes 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 exclude the Press and Public for items 6 and 7 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 Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.

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

The Committee considered an appeal against the refusal to provide home to school transport assistance in the form of a taxi. In considering the appeal, the Committee had regard to all the supporting information provided on behalf of the appellant and by the Local Authority, including verbal submissions made by the Local Authority and the appellant at the meeting.

RESOLVED that:- Having taken careful note of all the evidence presented by all parties, the appeal, in respect of the appellant named in Report at 6, not be upheld. The Committee agreed that the Home to School Transport Policy had been applied correctly and there were insufficient grounds to support a departure from the Council’s policy on this occasion.