Report of the Interim Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families
Minutes:
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The Interim Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon five cases where parents had appealed against the administrative decisions made by the Interim Executive Director with regard to the refusal to grant home to school travel bus passes. |
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The Committee gave consideration to all the supporting information and evidence provided by the pupils’ parents including, in some cases, evidence and advice provided by voluntary or professional bodies and organisations and, arising therefrom, it was:- |
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RESOLVED: That (a) three appeals be not upheld on the grounds that there are no exceptional circumstances demonstrated and, having regard to the Council’s Home to School Transport Policy (i) the school that one of the pupils is requesting a pass for is not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case No.Y7), but the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team be requested to follow up the case and decide if there are any special educational needs sufficient to warrant a further right of appeal, (ii) the distance from the home address of one of the pupils to the school for which they are requesting a pass for is less than the distance in the criteria (Case No. MEAD1) and (iii) the school that one of the pupils is requesting a pass for is not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case No.NOT1); and |
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(b) two appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in both cases (Case Nos. ALL2Def and SCCP1), with the pass in Case No. SCCP1 being granted subject to the family being in receipt of free school meals. |