Agenda and minutes

Councillor Coombs was elected as the Chairperson for the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Campbell and Mandaracas.  

To approve the record of the meeting held on 8 August 2024.

The record of the meeting held on 8 August 2024 was agreed and signed by the Chairperson as correct.  

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. 

There were none. 

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

There were none.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

There were none.

Other interests

Councillor Price confirmed that he would be acting as Ward Member for case STA838 and would therefore not sit as a Committee Member for that case.

This report summarises the content of agenda item 7, which, in the opinion of the proper officer, contains exempt information within one of the categories in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is a matter for the Committee to determine whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of documents.

The Committee agreed that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the exempt material relating to agenda item 6 because consideration of these matters in public would disclose information falling within one or more categories of exempt information contained in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as specified in agenda item 5 and, in all the circumstances of the case, the Committee considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. 

Members are requested to consider appeals relating to an application for assistance with home to school transport.

Discussion:

The Committee considered six appeals in respect of the provision of home to school transport.

Decision:

(a)      That case number STA836, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was not upheld. 

(b)      That case number STA837, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was not upheld. 

(c)      That case number STA838, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was not upheld. 

(d)      That case number STA839, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was upheld. 

(e)      That case number STA840, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was deferred to another meeting.

(f)       That case number STA841, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was upheld.