Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Griffin. |
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To approve the record of the meeting held on 4 October 2017. Minutes: The record of the meeting held on 4 October 2017 was agreed and signed by the Chairman as correct. |
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Urgent matters by reason of special circumstances The Chairman 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. Minutes: There were none. |
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Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests A member need only disclose at any meeting the existence of a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) in a matter to be considered at that meeting if that DPI has not been entered on the disclosable pecuniary interests register maintained by the Monitoring Officer.
A member disclosing a DPI at a meeting must thereafter notify the Monitoring Officer in writing of that interest within 28 days from the date of disclosure at the meeting.
A member may not participate in a discussion of or vote on any matter in which he or she has a DPI (both those already registered and those disclosed at the meeting) and must withdraw from the room during such discussion/vote.
Members may choose to voluntarily disclose a DPI at a meeting even if it is registered on the council’s register of disclosable pecuniary interests but there is no legal requirement to do so.
Members should also ensure they disclose any other interests which may give rise to a conflict under the council’s code of conduct.
In line with the training provided to members by the Monitoring Officer members will also need to consider bias and pre-determination in certain circumstances and whether they have a conflict of interest or should otherwise leave the room for Code reasons. Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests
There were none.
Other interests
Councillor Cooper noted that, in relation to Case STSEN11, the case papers included a written submission from Rivermead School in support of the appeal. She disclosed that she had been asked to serve as a Governor at Rivermead School but this had not yet been ratified. In the light of this and as she had had no involvement in the case and did not know the parents she stated she would be taking part in this hearing. |
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School Transport and Curriculum Appeals Committee - Terms of reference This report sets out the terms of reference of the School Transport and Curriculum Appeals Committee. Minutes: The report was noted. |
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Exclusion of the press and public 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. Minutes: The Committee agreed that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the exempt material relating to agenda item 7 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 7 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. |
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Home to school transport appeals - matters for decision This report requests that the Committee considers appeals relating to applications for assistance with home to school transport. Additional documents:
Minutes: Discussion:
The Committee considered 4 appeals in respect of the provision of home to school transport. Members were advised that Case STSEN10 had been reconsidered by the SEN team on 18 October and, as a result, the appeal had been withdrawn.
Decision:
(a) That case number STSEN9, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was upheld.
(b) That case number STSEN11, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was deferred.
(c) That case number STSEN12, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was deferred.
(d) That case number STSEN8, as set out in the exempt annex to the agenda, was deferred.
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