Agenda item

6.1

Verbal Appeal – Case No. KI/ED01

6.1.1

In attendance were the appellant and Julie Pryor (Customer Services).

6.1.2

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked attendees to introduce themselves.  He then outlined the procedure which would be followed during the meeting.

6.1.3

The Executive Director, People Services, submitted a report and commented upon a case where the parent had appealed against the administrative decision made by the Executive Director with regard to the refusal to grant a home to school travel bus pass (Case No.   KI/ED01).

6.1.4

Julie Pryor explained the Stage 1 review and Stage 2 appeals process regarding the City Council’s Home to School Transport Policy.  Mrs. Pryor informed the Committee of the reasons why the request for a home to school travel pass had been refused at Stage 1.

6.1.5

The appellant explained to the Committee the reasons for the request for a home to school travel pass for her child.

6.1.6

In response to questions raised by Members, the appellant explained to the Committee that her child’s three older siblings had attended the school and her child was familiar with the school and its teachers.  She added that her child’s peer group also attended the school.   She also said that she did not know where the qualifying schools were.  The appellant added that the route for her child to walk to school crossed over many busy roads and was very hilly and as there was no longer a school bus to take children to the school, the only alternative was to catch public transport.  Customer Services confirmed that the zero fare bus passes which had previously been granted to her older  children had been done so in error.

6.1.7

At this stage in the proceedings, the appellant left the meeting to enable the Committee to consider the evidence.

6.1.8

RESOLVED: That the appeal be upheld on the grounds that there are exceptional educational and family circumstances in the case (Case No.KI/ED01).

6.2

Written Appeal – Case No. S/D01

6.2.1

The Executive Director, People Services, submitted a report and commented upon a case where parents had appealed against the administrative decision made by the Executive Director with regard to the refusal to grant a home to school travel bus pass (Case No. S/D01).

6.2.2

The Committee gave consideration to all the supporting information and evidence provided by the pupil’s parents and, arising therefrom, it was:-

6.2.3

RESOLVED: That the appeal 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 one of the three qualifying schools (Case No.S/D01).