The Blue Badge Appeals Panel of Kingston upon Thames Council met to consider appeals against the refusal of a blue badge. The panel was scheduled to hear two appeals.

Blue Badge Appeals

The panel, consisting of Councillor Helen Grocott, Chair of the South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee, Councillor Peter Herlinger, Councillor Anita Schaper, Portfolio Holder for Communities, Commissioning and Customer Contact and Co-Chair of the Corporate and Resources Committee, Councillor Thay Thayalan, and Councillor Diane White, Portfolio Holder for Children's Services (including Education) and Co-Chair of the People Committee, was scheduled to consider two appeals against the refusal of a blue badge.

The report pack indicates that the panel would follow a specific procedure for each appeal, including:

• A presentation of the council's case by the Concessionary Travel Officer(s).
• An opportunity for questions from the panel and the appellant to the Concessionary Travel Officer(s).
• A presentation of the appellant's case by the appellant or their representative.
• An opportunity for questions from the panel and the Concessionary Travel Officer(s) to the appellant.
• A summing up by both the Concessionary Travel Officer(s) and the appellant or their representative.

The agenda frontsheet notes that the appeals would disclose information relating to particular individuals, and therefore the panel was scheduled to consider a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of these items.

Standard Agenda Items

The meeting agenda also included standard items such as apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and confirmation of the minutes from the previous meeting.