Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

There were no apologies received for this meeting.

Cllr P Miles attended the meeting in an observational role and did not participate in any of the discussions or the final decision.

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.

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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 21 January 2020.

The minutes of the meeting on 21 January 2020 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.