Meeting documents

DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

AWARDS, GRANTS AND TRANSPORT (APPEALS) COMMITTEE

 

16TH FEBRUARY, 2015

 

An Extraordinary Meeting of the AWARDS, GRANTS AND TRANSPORT (APPEALS) COMMITTEE was held at the CIVIC OFFICE, DONCASTER on MONDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 2015, at 10.00 A.M.

 

PRESENT:

Chair - Councillor Sue Knowles

Vice-Chair - Councillor Tracey Leyland-Jepson

 

Councillors Susan Bolton and Linda Curran.

 

APOLOGIES

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Neil Gethin and

Ken Keegan.

 

1.       DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

 

2.       MINUTES OF THE AWARDS, GRANTS AND TRANSPORT (APPEALS) COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 21ST OCTOBER, 2014

 

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 21st October, 2014, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

3.       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.

 

4.       APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE

 

The Committee considered an Appeal in relation to transport assistance.

 

Upon consideration of Application Case No. 1204, a letter from the appellant providing supplementary evidence, was tabled at the meeting for Members’ consideration.

 

 

RESOLVED that

 

4. (a)             having considered all the circumstances and the information set out in the report, Case No. 1204 be refused; on the grounds that the circumstances presented in support of the appeal were not exceptional and did not merit the Committee exercising its discretion to award transport assistance.