This meeting was scheduled to include two appeals against decisions made by Oldham Council on applications for free school transport.

Home to School Transport Appeals

The Appeals Committee was scheduled to consider two appeals against decisions made by Oldham Council on applications for home to school transport. These appeals were heard in private, and we do not have access to the details of the appeals, only the procedure that was to be followed.

The Appeals Committee was scheduled to follow a formal procedure for hearing these appeals, which sets out the process for hearing evidence and asking questions of the applicant and the Council. This procedure is intended to ensure that the appeals are heard fairly and impartially. It states:

The Chair introduces the participants and outlines the procedure to be used. The Chair will ensure that the following procedure is followed The case for the LEA [^1] Questioning by the Parent / Guardian Questioning by Panel Members; The Case for the Parent / Guardian Questioning by the LEA Questioning by Panel Members; Summing up by the LEA Summing up by the Parent/Guardian The procedure also requires the committee to make a decision on the day of the hearing, or shortly afterwards. The Chair recalls both parties and either conveys the decision orally or reserves the decision, in the presence of both parties. The decision will be confirmed in writing to both parties with reasons as soon as reasonably practical, but in any event within five days of the close of the hearing.

Public reports pack 12th-Dec-2024 09.30 Appeals Committee Procedure- Travel Pass 24 19092024 Appeals Committee