The East Sussex Discretionary Transport Appeal Panel met on Wednesday 3 September 2025 to discuss transport arrangements for students with disabilities and special educational needs. The panel deferred decisions on cases 18/25 and 19/25 from the previous meeting, pending further information. They then considered cases 20/25, 21/25, 22/25, 23/25, 24/25 and 25/25.

Consideration of Transport Provision in Individual Cases

The panel reviewed transport arrangements for students with disabilities and special educational needs, considering cases 20/25, 21/25, 22/25, 23/25, 24/25 and 25/25. The agenda for the meeting indicates that the reports pack contained information pertaining to these cases on pages 49-334. The panel also reviewed case 19/25, which had been deferred from the previous meeting. The panel had deferred decisions on cases 18/25 and 19/25 from the meeting on 30 July 2025, pending further information.

Report on Previous Cases

The panel reviewed correspondence relating to previous decisions made on cases 10/25, 13/25 and 14/25.

Public and Exempt Minutes

The panel approved the public minutes of the previous meeting held on 8 July 2025, as well as the exempt minutes from the meeting on 8 July 2025 and the meeting on 30 July 2025.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Discretionary Transport Appeal Panel is scheduled for 3 September 2025 at 10am.