Meeting documents

 

DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

AWARDS, GRANTS AND TRANSPORT (APPEALS) COMMITTEE

 

2ND SEPTEMBER, 2014

 

A Meeting of the AWARDS, GRANTS AND TRANSPORT (APPEALS) COMMITTEE was held at the CIVIC OFFICE, DONCASTER on TUESDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2014, at 10.00 A.M.

 

PRESENT:

Chair - Councillor Sue Knowles

Vice-Chair - Councillor Tracey Leyland-Jepson

 

Councillors Susan Bolton, Linda Curran, Neil Gethin and Martin Williams.

 

APOLOGIES

 

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Ken Keegan.

 

 

1.         WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS      

 

The Chair, Councillor Sue Knowles, welcomed everyone to the inaugural meeting of the Awards, Grants and Transport (Appeals) Committee and invited those present to introduce themselves.

 

2.         DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations made at the meeting.

 

3.         MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 11TH JUNE, 2014  

 

            RESOLVED that the minutes of the Extraordinary meeting held on 11th June, 2014, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

4.         EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

 

            RESOLVED that the public and press be excluded from the meeting in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, as amended, on the grounds that exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act, was likely to be disclosed.

 

5.        APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE

 

The Committee considered Appeals in relation to transport assistance.

RESOLVED that

 

4. (a)  having considered all the circumstances and the information set out in the report, Case No. 1194 be refused; on the grounds that the reasons put forward in support of the appeal did not merit the Committee exercising its discretion to make an exception and award a zero fare bus pass;

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 21.5, Councillor Neil Gethin requested that his dissent to the above resolution be recorded.

 

(b)   having considered all the circumstances and the information set out in the report, Case No. 1195 be refused; on the grounds that the reasons put forward in support of the appeal did not merit the Committee exercising its discretion to make an exception and award a zero fare bus pass;

                                     

(c)   having considered all the circumstances and the information set out in the report, Case No. 1196 be deferred in order for the Committee to receive further evidence confirming which school the child is to  attend and whether they have got any further grounds for special consideration; and

 

(d)   having considered all the circumstances and the information set out in the report, Case No. 1197 be deferred in order for the Committee to receive further evidence confirming which school the child is to attend and whether they have got any further grounds for special consideration.