The Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel of Carmarthenshire Council is scheduled to convene virtually on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. The primary focus of the meeting will be to consider an appeal regarding the provision of free school transport.

Home to School Transport Appeal

The panel is scheduled to consider an appeal by applicant JPM against a decision made by the Authority concerning the non-provision of free school transport. The report relating to this item is not for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007¹. If, following an application of the public interest test, the panel resolves to consider this item in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during that consideration. The documentation for this item is contained within pages 5 to 22 of the public reports pack².

The Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel is comprised of Councillor E.G. Thomas, Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure, who will chair the meeting, or in his absence, Councillor G. Davies, Cabinet Member for Education & Welsh Language. They will also be joined by local member(s) for the appellant learner's ward, including Councillor L.D. Evans. The meeting is being facilitated by Democratic Officer Julie Owens.