North Yorkshire Council

Appeals Committee

Public Minutes of the meeting held in Meeting Room 3 at County Hall, on Monday, 11 May 2026 commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Councillor Robert Windass in the chair and Councillors Stephanie Duckett, Barbara Brodigan, Caroline Goodrick and Nigel Knapton.

Officers present: Miss Melissa Quinn (Transport Support Officer), Mr Jon Holden (Head of School Organisation and Transport), Mrs Mary Davis (Principal Appeals Officer), Luke Mackintosh (Senior Appeals Officer) and Bethany Laskey-Heard (Senior Appeals Officer).

Apologies: None

Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book

344      Apologies for absence

            Apologies noted (see above)

345      Declarations of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

346      Exclusion of the Public

Resolved

That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Item numbers 5 to 7 on the agenda, on the grounds that they each involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

347      Public Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday, 27 April 2026

           Resolved

That the Public Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 27 April 2026, having been previously circulated, be taken as read and confirmed as a correct record.

Members of the public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items of business and have no right to inspect the reports,

which were considered whilst the meeting was not open to the public.

348      Private Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday, 27 April 2026

           Resolved

That the Private Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 27 April 2026, having been previously circulated, be taken as read and confirmed as a correct record.

349      Appeal for transport to Hob Moor Oaks School

Considered

An appeal against the Authority’s decision not to provide travel assistance to attend Hob Moor Oaks School.

Resolved

            The Committee concludes that consideration of the appeal be deferred to a future meeting.

350      Appeal for transport to Manor C of E Academy

This appeal was withdrawn prior to the Committee meeting.

351      Any other urgent items

There were no urgent items of business.

The meeting concluded at 10:23 a.m.