Issue - meetings

To review the arrangements for the appointment of an Appeals Sub-Committee.

The Committee considered a report on proposals for the appointment of an Appeals Sub-Committee.

It was proposed that the appeals function should become the responsibility of the Constitution Committee and that the Committee appoint an Appeals Sub Committee of 5 Members on a politically-proportionate basis. 

RESOLVED:

That Council be recommended:

1          To agree that the following functions become the responsibility of the Constitution Committee which will appoint an Appeals Sub Committee with full delegated powers to hear and determine the following:

·        appeals lodged under the Marriage Act

·        appeals lodged with the Council for determination, as authorised under all relevant education legislation, excluding those duties falling to the Independent Appeals Panel (school admissions and exclusions)

·        appeals lodged with the Council in respect of school transport

·        appeals from bus contractors in accordance with contract procedures

·        any appeals lodged with the Council as Social Services Authority and as authorised under all relevant social services legislation

2          the Sub-Committee comprise of a pool of 10 members, to be nominated by the Political Groups, from whom 5 members can be drawn on a political proportionate basis.

3          the Officers arrange suitable training for the Members appointed to the Sub-Committee.

4          the Appeals Sub-Committee’s meetings be held, wherever possible, on those dates already scheduled in the calendar of meetings for the former Appeals Committee.