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 four 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.BIR1);

 

 

 

(b) 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 distance from the home address of the pupil to the school for which they are requesting a pass for is under the statutory walking distance, and is within a designated Safe Walking Route (Case No. MH1);

 

 

 

(c) one case be upheld on the grounds that there are exceptional medical circumstances in the case (Case No. BF1); and

 

 

 

(d) as regards the remaining case (Case No.BF2), the Executive Director, People Services be (i) requested to carry out further investigations and (ii) authorised to determine the case, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.