The Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel of Carmarthenshire Council met on Wednesday 30 September 2026. The primary item on the agenda was to consider an appeal by an applicant, identified as 'ES', regarding the non-provision of free school transport. The meeting was held virtually.

Appeal Regarding Free School Transport

The panel was scheduled to consider an appeal from applicant ES concerning a decision by the authority not to provide free school transport. The report pack provided to the panel contained information relating to this appeal, which was deemed to be exempt from public disclosure under paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended. This means that the specific details of the appeal and the reasons for the authority's decision were not made public. The report pack indicated that the discussion and any potential decisions regarding this appeal would take place in private, following an application of the public interest test. The pages of the report pack relating to this item were marked as restricted.

The panel members present were Councillor E.G. Thomas, Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure, who would chair the meeting, and Councillor G. Davies, Cabinet Member for Education & Welsh Language. Also in attendance were local members for the appellant learner's ward, Councillor W.T.E. Evans and Councillor M. James. The meeting was also attended by Kayleigh James, Kelly A. Phillips, Aelod Lleol ar gyfer y Ward, Stella Rossiter, and Gemma Thomas. The Chief Executive, Wendy Walters, had issued the summons for the meeting.