Agenda item

6.1

The Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon two cases where a parent had appealed against the administrative decisions made by the Executive Director with regard to the refusal to grant home to school travel bus passes (Case Nos. LF1 and LF2).

6.2

In attendance were the appellant, a friend of the appellant and an interpreter for the appellant.

6.3

The appellant, through her interpreter, explained to the Committee the reasons for her request for home to school travel bus passes for two of her children.

6.4

In response to questions raised by Members of the Committee, Amanda Dale, Senior Customer Adviser, explained the Stage 1 and Stage 2 appeals criteria regarding the City Council’s Home to School Transport Policy.  She informed the Sub-Committee of the reasons why the applications had been refused at Stage 1 and then the subsequent refusal of the appeals at Stage 2.

6.5

In response to further questions raised by Members, the appellant provided information on the present status of the two children in question, and the reason why the family had moved home and that the children did not attend the catchment/nearest school with available places to their new address.

6.6

At this stage in the proceedings, the appellant, the appellant’s friend and the interpreter left the meeting to enable the Committee to consider the evidence.

6.7

RESOLVED: That the appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are exceptional family and educational circumstances in the cases (Case Nos. LF1 and LF2).