Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Hadley, Jarvis, Nevin and Waterworth (no substitutes).

There were no declarations of interest at this meeting.

Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 28^th October 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

Resolved:-

That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business set out below, on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report of Corporate Director for People attached

The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director for People, together with supporting correspondence from the parent of pupil EO, in connection with an application for home to school transport assistance.

Resolved:

That there being no circumstances reported which would justify a departure from the Council's policy, the appeal be dismissed.