Agenda and minutes

Appeals Committee (Transport) - Tuesday, 9 December 2014 9.30 am

Venue: Boardroom, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR

Contact: Kay Heywood  Governance Support Officer 01803 207026

Items
No. Item

32.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Parrott was elected Chairman for the meeting.

33.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence including any changes to the membership of the Committee.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Hill, Stocks and Thomas.

34.

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To confirm as correct records the Minutes of the meetings of this Committee held on 18 November 2014.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Appeals Committee (Transport) held on 18 November 2014 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

35.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider passing a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting prior to consideration of the following item on the agenda on the grounds that exempt information (as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) is likely to be disclosed.

Minutes:

Prior to consideration of the item in Minute 36 the press and public were formally excluded from the meeting on the grounds that the item involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

36.

Appeals for School Transport

In accordance with the procedure agreed in Minute 30/5/99 to hear Transport Appeals previously dismissed by the Officer Panel as follows:-

Minutes:

The Committee received information on an appeal for school transport, referred to as Cases 10/14-15, 11/14-15, 12/14-15 and 05/15-15.

37.

09.30 am Case Number 10/14-15

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A representative from the Children’s Services Directorate was present and made representations in respect of the appeal.  The appellant for Case 10/14-15 attended the meeting and made representations to the Committee.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         that Case 10/14-15 be allowed subject to terms agreed by the Committee.

 

38.

10.15 am Case Number 11/14-15

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A representative from the Children’s Services Directorate was present and made representations in respect of the appeal.  The appellant for Case 11/14-15 attended the meeting and made representations to the Committee.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         that Case 11/14-15 be allowed subject to terms agreed by the Committee.

 

39.

11.15 am Case Number 12/14-15

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A representative from the Children’s Services Directorate was present and made representations in respect of the appeal.  The appellant for Case 12/14-15 attended the meeting and made representations to the Committee.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         that Case 12/14-15 be refused on the grounds that there were no exceptional circumstances.

 

40.

12 noon Case Number 05/14-15

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A representative from the Children’s Services Directorate was present and made representations in respect of the appeal.  A Legal Representative for the Council was also present. The appellant for Case 05/14-15 did not attend the meeting and it was heard in the appellant’s absence.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         that Case 05/14-15 be refused on the grounds that there were no exceptional circumstances.

 

 

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