Report of the Interim Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families
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The Interim Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon 28 cases where parents had appealed against the administrative decisions made by the Interim 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) six appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases (Case Nos. St.TM1, St.TM2, CH1, FO1, Kec1 and NF1), with the appeals in Case Nos. St.TM1 and St.TM2 being subject to the pupils being in receipt of free school meals; and |
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(b) 22 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 addresses of nine pupils to the schools for which they are requesting passes for is less than the distance in the criteria (Case Nos. Hil1, Huck1, Huck2, Huck3, St.Ca1, St.Ca2, FP1, Ked1 and WF1), (ii) the schools that five of the pupils are requesting passes for are not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case Nos. Ath1, Ath2, Ath3, Ath4 and Be1), and (iii) eight of the pupils do not attend one of their three nearest qualifying schools (Case Nos. HC1, HG1, HG2, HG3, HH1, HS1, HS2 and Ked2). |