Report of the Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families
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The Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon 10 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. |
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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 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 school that two of the pupils are requesting a pass for is not their catchment school/nearest suitable school (Case Nos. EMM1 and DEFPARK1), (ii) 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. PARK2) and (iii) three of the pupils do not attend one of their three nearest qualifying schools (Case Nos. PAR1, HS2 and KIED1); |
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(b) two appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases (Case Nos. HS1 and STCA1); and |
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(c) two appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases, with the passes being granted until the end of the 2013/14 academic year, being the 31st July 2014, and that after such time, additional information be obtained from the family as to their financial circumstances (Case Nos. LOW1 and LOW2). |