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Summary
The Cornwall Council Appeals Committee met on 8 September 2025, where Councillor James O'Keefe was elected chair, and the minutes from the meetings held on 28 July 2025, 11 August 2025 and 18 August 2025 were approved. The main business of the meeting was to consider requests for travel assistance for pupils to attend Poltair School, with all seven requests being refused.
School Transport Appeals
The committee considered seven requests for travel assistance for pupils to attend Poltair School from their home address in Mevagissey.
The committee refused all seven requests:
- Case 1
- Case 2
- Case 3
- Case 4
- Case 5
- Case 6
- Case 7
The agenda and minutes do not provide specific reasons for the refusals, but the Local Government Act 1972 allows the press and public to be excluded from meetings where information relating to an individual is being discussed.
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