Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor M Hardy be appointed Chairman for the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mrs M Sherratt.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

None.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

The Sub-Committee is asked to determine the following appeal against the decision of the Council not to offer assisted school transport.

The Sub-Committee considered one appeal against the decision of the Cheshire East Transport Service not to allow assistant school transport in accordance with the Council’s Under 16 School Transport Policy.

The Sub-Committee heard the appeal based on the oral and written evidence of the Presenting Officer who detailed the Local Authority’s case and the written evidence of the appellant.  Members of the Sub Committee asked questions by way of clarification.

The Presenting Officer withdrew from the meeting following which the Sub Committee reached its decision.

RESOLVED:

That the Appeal be declined.