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City of York Council |
Minutes |
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Meeting |
Education Appeals Panel |
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Date |
3 February 2021 |
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Present |
Councillors Carr, Waudby and Fitzpatrick (Substitute for Cllr Wells) |
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Apologies |
Councillor Wells |
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11. Election of Chair
Resolved: That Councillor Carr be elected as Chair of the meeting.
12. Exclusion of Press and Public
Resolved: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 5 (Home to School Transport Appeal), on the grounds that it contains information relating to individuals and which is likely to reveal the identity of individuals. This information is classed as exempt under Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.
13. Declarations of Interest
Members were asked to declare any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests, any prejudicial interests or any disclosable pecuniary interests which they might have in respect of business on the agenda. No interests were declared.
14. Minutes
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 June 2019 be approved as a correct record, to be signed by the Chair at a later date.
15. Home to School / College Transport Appeal
Members considered an appeal from a parent against the local authority’s decision not to provide home to school transport for their child to Askham Bryan College.
The parent was in attendance to present their case. The Education Officer attended to present the local authority’s case.
Resolved: That the appeal not be allowed.
Reason: The Panel does not consider that there are exceptional circumstances to warrant a departure from normal policy in this case.
Cllr D Carr, Chair
[The meeting started at 3.30 pm and finished at 4.40 pm.]