Agenda item

6.1

The Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families, submitted reports and commented upon seven 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 including, in some cases, evidence and advice provided by voluntary or professional bodies and organisations and, arising therefrom, it was:-

6.3

RESOLVED: That (a) four 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 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. PARK1) and (ii) three of the pupils do not attend one of their three nearest qualifying schools (Case Nos. KIED1, KIED2 and PAR1);

(b) two appeals be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the cases (Case Nos. PAR2 and PAR3); and

(c) one appeal be upheld on the grounds that there are either exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances in the case, with the pass being granted until the end of the 2013/14 academic year, being the 31^st July 2014 (POR1).