Report of the Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families
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The Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon 21 cases where parents had appealed against the administrative decisions made by the 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) nine 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 five of the pupils are requesting a pass for is not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case Nos. WAME1, BF1, BF2, BF3 and HS1); (ii) the distance from the home address of two of the pupils to the school for which they are requesting a pass for is less than the distance in the criteria (Case Nos. PWAC1 and KIED1) and (iii) two of the pupils do not attend one of their three nearest qualifying schools (Case Nos. FP1 and YEW1); |
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(b) 11 appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases (Case Nos.HIHO1, HIHO2, HG1, HG2, LF1, HOHO1, CHA1, CIT1, HS2, SD1 and KIED3) and |
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(c) one appeal be upheld on the grounds that the family moved into the area, but there are currently no places at the catchment school. The pupil has been placed on the waiting list and the pass be granted until the pupil is allocated a place at their catchment school (Case No.KIED2). |
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(NOTE: In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 26 of the Council’s Constitution and the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Chair decided that Case No.KIED3 be considered as a matter of urgency in order for the request to be considered at the earliest possible opportunity although it had not been possible to give five clear days’ notice that the request was to be considered). |