Appeals Committee

(Home to School Transport)

1. Membership

Councillors (5)
	Councillors Names						Political Group
1	GOODRICK, Caroline						Conservatives and Independents
2	KNAPTON, Nigel						Conservatives and Independents
3	WINDASS, Robert				Chair		Conservatives and Independents
4	DUCKETT, Stephanie				Vice-Chair		Labour
5	BRODIGAN, Barbara						Liberal Democrats and Liberal
Total Membership – (5)					Quorum – (3)
Con and Ind		Lib Dem and Lib	NY Ind	Labour		Ind		Green Party	Total
3		0	0	1		1		0	5

2. Substitute Members

	Councillors Names		Political Group
1	PEACOCK, Yvonne	1	Conservatives and Independents
2	JONES, Tom	2	Conservatives and Independents
3	ALDRED, Chris	3	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
4	BROADBENT, Eric	4	Labour
5		5

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. To hear and determine home to school transport appeals as the stage 2 review by an independent Appeal Panel, in accordance with the Department for Education (DfE) Home to School Travel and Transport Guidance.

2.         To hear and determine appeals for support for Post 16 transport to education and training, as the stage 2 review by an independent Appeal Panel, in accordance with the Department for Education (DfE) Statutory Guidance.

3.         To hear and determine appeals in respect of other grants to students, where provision exists for appeals to a Member level body.

4.         The making of arrangements for school admission appeals and independent exclusion reviews. 

5.         To hear and determine appeals against decisions of the Executive, where provision exists in law or in this Constitution for such an appeal. (NB: No Member of the Executive may sit on the Appeals Committee (Home to School Transport) when it is exercising this function).