Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal or prejudicial interests which they have in any item of business on the agenda.

Council M Asquith declared a personal interest in Case No. 2 on the basis that he was a School Governor at Wilmslow High School, which was the named school in Case No. 2.

No other 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 its work.

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 its work.

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

To approve as a correct record, the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24^th September 2009.

RESOLVED

That

the minutes of the meeting held on 24^th September 2009 be approved as a correct record, subject to a revision to the Appeals Procedure at Minute No. 17,  the revised procedure to read as follows -

1.         The Chairman to welcome all to the meeting and make introductions.

2.         The Local Authority Presenting Officer to outline the Authority’s case.

3.         The appellant to present their case.

3.         The Local Authority Presenting Officer to ask questions of the appellant.

4.         The appellant to ask questions of the Local Authority Presenting Officer.

5.         Committee Members to ask questions of the Local Authority Presenting

            Officer.

6.         Committee Members to ask questions of the appellant.

7.         The Local Authority Presenting Officer to sum up the Authority’s case.

8.         The appellant to sum up their case.

9.         The Local Authority Presenting Officer and appellant will then withdraw from the meeting, following which the Committee will reach its decision.

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 of 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 Post-16 Transport Policy is enclosed and applies to Case 1.  A copy of the Under-16 School Transport Policy is enclosed and applies to Case 2. 

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

In Case No. 1, the appellant and the Presenting Officer were in attendance throughout consideration of the appeal.  After the appeal, the appellant and Presenting Officer withdrew from the meeting, following which the Committee reached its decision.

The appellant in Case No. 2 was not present, and the appeal was, therefore, heard in her absence.  The Presenting Officer presented the Local Authority’s case and the Committee considered the appellant’s written evidence only.  The Presenting Officer then withdrew from the meeting, following which the Committee reached its decision.

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

RESOLVED:

That

(1)       Case No. 1                The appeal be UPHELD, subject to a contribution

                                                by the appellants towards the cost of transport.

(2)       Case No. 2                The appeal be REFUSED.