Agenda item

Home to School Transport Appeals

Report of the Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families

Minutes:

6.1

The Executive Director, People Services, 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 and, arising therefrom, it was:-

 

 

6.3

RESOLVED: That (a) one case 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, the school that the pupil is requesting a pass for is not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case No.ND1); and

 

 

 

(b) four appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are exceptional educational, family or medical circumstances in the cases (Case Nos.SHA1, SHA2, SHA3 and AF1).