Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

No Member made any declaration of interest in any item of business on the agenda.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Note:  In order for Officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes was allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.

There were no members of the public present and the Committee, therefore, proceeded to its next business.

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 items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve 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 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

To determine appeals against the decision of the Council not to offer assisted school transport.

A copy of the following two policies are enclosed for Members –

·          Cheshire East Council “Complex Special Needs Transport Policy”

·          Under 16 School Transport Policy

Cases have been scheduled as follows –

The Committee considered four appeals against the decision of the Integrated Transport Service not to allow assisted school transport, in accordance with the Council’s Transport Policy.

In each case, the appellant and Presenting Officer were in attendance throughout consideration of the appeal.  After each appeal, the appellant and Presenting Officer withdrew from the meeting, following which the Committee reached its decision.

The Committee carefully considered the evidence presented to them both orally and in writing.   

It was noted that Case 1 had been withdrawn prior to the meeting.

RESOLVED

That

(1)       Case 2           the appeal be upheld;

(2)       Case 3           the appeal be refused;

(3)       Case 4           the appeal be refused; and

(4)       Case 5           the appeal be refused.

(Note: Councillor M J Simon was present for Cases 2 and 3 only, following which she withdrew from the meeting.)

The Committee is reminded that the next meeting is to be held on 27^th August.  The time of the meeting has changed from 2.00 pm to 10.00 am in the East Committee Room, Municipal Buildings, Crewe. In the event of there being a large number of appeals to be heard, the meeting will be able to continue into after lunch.

27^th August 2009 – 10.00 am

It was agreed that if there were no more than four appeals listed for the 27^th August, the meeting commence at 2.00 pm.