Limited support for Kirklees

We do not currently provide detailed weekly summaries for Kirklees Council. Running the service is expensive, and we need to cover our costs.

You can still subscribe!

If you're a professional subscriber and need support for this council, get in touch with us at community@opencouncil.network and we can enable it for you.

If you're a resident, subscribe below and we'll start sending you updates when they're available. We're enabling councils rapidly across the UK in order of demand, so the more people who subscribe to your council, the sooner we'll be able to support it.

If you represent this council and would like to have it supported, please contact us at community@opencouncil.network.

Appeals Panel - Tuesday 9th September 2025 9.30 am

September 9, 2025 View on council website

Chat with this meeting

Subscribe to our professional plan to ask questions about this meeting.

“Why was C & B McN's transport appeal allowed?”

Subscribe to chat
AI Generated

Summary

The Kirklees Council Appeals Panel met to discuss school transport appeals for children under 16. The panel refused the appeals for FC and APD, but allowed the appeal for C & B McN.

School Transport Appeals

The Appeals Panel considered three school transport appeals for children under 16. These appeals were considered in private, as the information contained within them was deemed exempt under Paragraph 1 of Part 1 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 19721. This act allows for the withholding of information relating to individuals where the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

The panel made the following decisions:

  • The appeal for FC was refused.
  • The appeal for APD was refused.
  • The appeal for C & B McN was allowed.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 12 August 20252, were approved as a correct record.

Declaration of Interests

The agenda included an item for members to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or other interests that may prevent them from participating in discussions or votes. No interests were declared.


  1. The Local Government Act 1972 is legislation that defines the structure and functions of local authorities in England and Wales. Schedule 12A defines categories of information that can be kept confidential. 

  2. The minutes of the 12 August 2025 Appeals Panel meeting are available to read online. 

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor David Longstaff
Councillor David Longstaff Liberal Democrats • Almondbury
Profile image for Councillor Caroline Holt
Councillor Caroline Holt Conservative • Liversedge and Gomersal
Profile image for Councillor Matthew McLoughlin
Councillor Matthew McLoughlin Chair (Labour Group) • Labour and Co-operative • Colne Valley

Topics

No topics have been identified for this meeting yet.

Meeting Documents

Agenda

INTERESTS do not delete Add to Agenda at designated item.pdf
Agenda frontsheet 09th-Sep-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 09th-Sep-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf

Minutes

1. Transport Appeal Panel Minutes 12.08.2025.pdf

Additional Documents

Decisions 09th-Sep-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf