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To elect a Chair for the Municipal Year 2022 - 2023. Minutes: Resolved that
Councillor J P Curtice be elected Chair for the 2022-2023 municipal year. (Councillor J P Curtice presided) |
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To elect a Vice Chair for the Municipal Year 2022 - 2023. Decision: Councillor W G Lewis appointed Minutes: Resolved that Councillor W G Lewis be elected Vice-Chair for the 2022-2023 municipal year. |
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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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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Decision: Approved Minutes: Resolved that the
Minutes of the meetings of the Appeals and Awards Committee held on 21 April
2022 be approved and signed as a correct record. |
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City and County of Swansea - Home to School Transport Policy. PDF 121 KB Decision: For
Information Minutes: The Welsh Government - Learner Travel - Statutory Provision
and Operational Guidance 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 items on the
agenda. (Closed Session) |
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School Transport Appeal. Decision: Appeal dismissed Minutes: The Committee heard an appeal by the parents 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 Bishop
Gore. The parents of the pupil and their legal representative then
made verbal representations to the Committee in support of their written
submissions and outlined the particular circumstances of her appeal relating to
the child and his personal circumstances and conditions. They referred to the evidence previously submitted and
referred to the additional documentation submitted the day before the meeting. Officers of the Education and Transportation sections also
made verbal representations in support of their written submissions. The issues around the policy relating to the distance from
the property to the school, available walking/bus routes and parental
avaibility to convey the child to school were outlined and detailed by the
officers 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, including the two additional documents submitted by the parents
yesterday which had been circulated to members. 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. |