Agenda and minutes

Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel - Thursday, 16th August, 2018 10.45 am

Venue: Committee Room 1 (Democratic Services Committee Room), County Hall, Carmarthen - County Hall, Carmarthen. SA31 1JP.. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Karen Davies.
2.	DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST Minutes: No declarations of Personal Interest were made at the meeting.
3.	EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC THE REPORT RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION AS IT CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 12 OF PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 12A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) (WALES) ORDER 2007. IF FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST THE PANEL RESOLVES PURSUANT TO THE ACT TO CONSIDER THIS ITEM IN PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING SUCH CONSIDERATION Minutes: UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 that the following item was not for publication as the report contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.
4.	TO CONSIDER AN APPEAL BY APPLICANT LS AGAINST A DECISION BY OFFICERS FOR THE NON-PROVISION OF FREE SCHOOL TRANSPORT. View the reasons why item 4. is restricted Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 4./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 4./3 is restricted Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 4./4 is restricted Minutes: Following the application of the public interest test it was UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute 3 above, to consider this matter in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it would involve the disclosure of exempt information relating to a particular individual. The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report included personal information relating to the applicant. Disclosure would support transparency and accountability in the decision making process, however, on balance the public interest in maintaining confidentiality outweighed the public interest in disclosure because of the need to protect the identity of the applicant and the family. The Panel considered the written representations of the appellant in respect of the refusal of the Stage 1 Review Panel to grant L.S. free school transport to a school which was not the nearest or Local Education Authority designated school for the home address and therefore, did not meet the criteria outlined in the Council’s policy for the provision of assistance. The Panel considered the observations of the departmental officers, together with the individual circumstances of the case. RESOLVED that due to the individual circumstances involved, the appeal submitted by L.S. for free home to school transport be upheld.