Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

No apologies for absence were received at the meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Friday 24^th November 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on Friday 24^th November 2023 were confirmed and signed.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registerable or non-registerable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

To receive questions or statements on the business of the committee from town and parish councils and members of the public.

There was no public participation.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

There were no urgent items.

To consider passing the following recommendation:  

Recommendation  

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in item(s) No 7, 7a,7b,7c,7d because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 1,2 and 3 of Part 1 of schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.  

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered. (Any live streaming will end at this juncture).  

Reason for taking the item in private.

Paragraph 1 - Information relating to any individual.  

Paragraph 2 - Information which is likely to reveal identity of an individual.  

Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  

Decision

That the press and the public be excluded for the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The Committee considered appeals against the Council’s refusal to provide a pupil with transport support.

That the appeal on behalf of LH, LH and HH, against the Council’s refusal to provide transport support between their home and Lytchett Minster School be refused.

That the appeal on behalf of WF and RF against the Council’s refusal to provide transport support between their home and The Thomas Hardye School and St Mary’s CE Middle School, Puddletown be approved until the end of July 2024.  

That the appeal on behalf of HW against the Council’s refusal to provide transport support between her home and Queen Elizabeth’s School be refused.

That the appeal on behalf of VG against the Council’s refusal to provide transport support between her home and Allenbourn Middle School be refused.