The Appeals Committee of Cornwall Council was scheduled to consider a series of appeals regarding school transport. The meeting's agenda included the election of a chairman, apologies for absence, and the confirmation of previous minutes. The primary focus was on individual school transport cases, with the press and public potentially excluded for these discussions.

School Transport Appeals

The committee was scheduled to review several individual cases concerning transport assistance for pupils attending various schools across Cornwall. These included appeals for transport to:

• Saltash Community School
• St Erme with Trispen CP School
• Tor View School
• Penrice Academy
• Helston Community College
• Germoe Community Primary School
• Truro and Penwith College (Truro)

The report pack indicates that these discussions would involve considering requests for travel assistance, with the potential for the press and public to be excluded from these agenda items due to the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to individuals, as permitted under paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

The agenda also included a standard item for Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers to be of Urgency, which allows for the consideration of items not previously on the agenda if deemed urgent by the Chairman, in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1972².

The committee members listed as attending were Debra Clegg, James O'Keefe, Ian Wilson, and Alison White. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Trelawny Room at County Hall, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY. The full agenda and supporting documents can be found in the Public reports pack 02nd-Feb-2026 10.00 Appeals Committee and the Agenda frontsheet 02nd-Feb-2026 10.00 Appeals Committee.