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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Decision: None. Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City
& County of Swansea no interests were declared. |
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City and County of Swansea - Home to School Transport Policy. PDF 121 KB Decision: For Information Minutes: The City & County of Swansea – Home to School Transport
Policy was noted. |
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Welsh Government - Learner Travel - Statutory Provision and Operational Guidance. PDF 794 KB Decision: For Information Minutes: The Welsh Government - Learner Travel - Statutory Provision and
Operational Guidance was noted. |
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Exclusion of the Public. PDF 238 KB Decision: Approved Minutes: The Committee was requested to
exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of
business identified in its recommendation(s) to the report on the grounds that
it/they involve(s) the disclosure of exempt information as set out in the
exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as
amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales)
Order 2007, relevant to the item(s) of business set out in the report. The Committee considered the Public
Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for
the items of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in
the report. Resolved that the public be excluded for the following item on the
agenda. (Closed Session) |
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School Transport Appeal.
Decision: Appeal Dismissed Minutes: The Committee heard an appeal by the parent of the pupil
outlined in the report. The appeal was brought against the Department’s decision in relation to eligibility for free transport from the home address to YG Gwyr. The parent of the pupil then made verbal representations to the Committee in support of her written submissions and outlined the particular circumstances of her appeal relating to the current family situation surrounding the pupil and her sibling. Officers of the Education and Transportation sections also made verbal representations in support of their written submissions. The issues around the changing catchment areas of the school applied for were outlined and detailed by the transport officer to the committee. Members of the committee asked various questions of both the appellant and officers who responded accordingly. The Committee considered fully all the verbal and written submissions. Resolved that the appeal on behalf of the pupil outlined in the report be dismissed as the committee felt there were no exceptional circumstances to the case; |