Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

None were received.

Minutes:

None were received

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

 

County Councillor S Prynn declared a non-pecuniary interest in connection with appeals 4188 on the grounds that the appellants resided in her Electoral Division and confirmed that she had no other association with the appellants.

 

3.

Minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2017

Minutes:

Lancashire County Council

 

Student Support Appeals Committee

 

Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 16th January 2017 at 10.00 am in Room B15b, County Hall, Preston

 

Present:

County Councillor Sue Prynn (Chair)

 

County Councillors

 

A Cheetham

C Dereli

 

A Schofield

Also in attendance:

 

Ms L Brewer, Solicitor, Legal and Democratic Services;

Ms S Rawat, Solicitor, Legal and Democratic Services;

Mr G Halsall, Complaints and Appeals Officer, Legal and Democratic Services; and

Mrs I Winn, Complaints and Appeals Officer, Legal and Democratic Services.

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

 

None were disclosed.

 

Minutes of the meeting held on 12th December 2016

 

Resolved: That; the Minutes of the meeting held on the 12th December 2016 be confirmed as an accurate record and be signed by the Chair.

 

4.   

Urgent Business

 

It was noted that the paperwork for appeals 4189 and 1255501 had only been finalised after the agenda had been circulated. As a result, the Chair had been consulted and had agreed that these appeals could be presented to the meeting under urgent business in order to avoid any delay in determining them.

 

Resolved: That, appeals 4189 and 1255501 as circulated to the Members of the Committee, be considered alongside other appeals at the meeting.

 

Date of the Next Meeting

 

It was noted that the next meeting of the Committee would be held at 10.00am on Monday the 6th March 2017 in Room B15b, County Hall, Preston.

 

 

 

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

Resolved: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, during consideration of the following item of business as there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading of the item.

 

Student Support Appeals

 

(Note: Reason for exclusion – exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information).

 

A report was presented in respect of 16 appeals against the decision of the County Council to refuse assistance with home to school transport. For each appeal the Committee was presented with a Schedule detailing the grounds for appeal with a response from Officers which had been shared with the relevant appellant.

 

In considering each appeal the Committee examined all of the information presented and also had regard to the relevant policies, including the Home to Mainstream School Transport Policy for 2016/17, and the Policy in relation to the transport of pupils with Special Educational Needs for 2013/14.

 

Appeal 4203

 

It was reported that a request for transport assistance had initially been refused as the pupil would not be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member's intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

It was noted that the paperwork for appeals 4189 and 1255501 had only been finalised after the agenda had been circulated. As a result, the Chair had been consulted and had agreed that these appeals could be presented to the meeting under urgent business in order to avoid any delay in determining them.

 

Resolved: That, appeals 4189 and 1255501 as circulated to the Members of the Committee, be considered alongside other appeals at the meeting.

 

 

5.

Date of the Next Meeting

The next scheduled meeting of the Committee will be held at 10.00am on Monday 10th April 2017 in Room B15b, 1st Floor at County Hall, Preston.

Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of the Committee would be held at 10.00am on Monday the 6th March 2017 in Room B15b, County Hall, Preston.

 

 

6.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The Committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 as indicated against the heading of the item and that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, during consideration of the following item of business as there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading of the item.

 

7.

Student Support Appeals

(Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.  It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).

 

Please note that due to the confidential nature of the information included in this report it will not be published on the website.

Minutes:

Student Support Appeals

 

(Note: Reason for exclusion – exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information).

 

A report was presented in respect of 16 appeals against the decision of the County Council to refuse assistance with home to school transport. For each appeal the Committee was presented with a Schedule detailing the grounds for appeal with a response from Officers which had been shared with the relevant appellant.

 

In considering each appeal the Committee examined all of the information presented and also had regard to the relevant policies, including the Home to Mainstream School Transport Policy for 2016/17, and the Policy in relation to the transport of pupils with Special Educational Needs for 2013/14.