Agenda item

6.1

The 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 Executive Director with regard to the refusal to grant home to school travel bus passes.

6.2

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:-

6.3

RESOLVED: That (a) two 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 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.PWAC1) and (ii) one of the pupils does not attend one of their three nearest qualifying schools (Case No.KIED3);

(b) two appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases (Case Nos.ATH1 and KIED2); and

(c) consideration of the remaining appeal be deferred to enable the Executive Director to seek further information, specifically to determine the family’s address in Case No.KIED1.