The Appeals (Home to School Transport) Committee met to discuss appeals against the council's decision not to provide home to school transport for pupils attending Whitby School, Outwood Academy Easingwold, Pickering Infant School, Tadcaster Grammar School and Ripon Grammar School. The committee heard each appeal in private.

Exclusion of the Public

The committee resolved to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the appeals, citing Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972¹ as the reason. This paragraph relates to information that is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

Appeals for Home to School Transport

The committee considered appeals against the council's decision not to provide home to school transport for pupils attending the following schools:

• Whitby School
• Outwood Academy Easingwold
• Pickering Infant School
• Tadcaster Grammar School
• Ripon Grammar School

The outcomes of these appeals were not recorded in the public minutes.

Declarations of Interest

At a meeting on 28 August 2025, Councillor Barbara Brodigan declared that she was a Governor at Outwood Academy Ripon, which is part of the same academy trust as Outwood Academy Easingwold. Councillor Brodigan stated that she had had no contact with the appellant for the Outwood Academy Easingwold item.

Also at the meeting on 28 August 2025, Councillor Caroline Goodrick declared that she was known to item 7, and with item 8 as a Governor at one of her local schools, namely Sheriff Hutton Primary School, therefore would remove themselves from both these hearings.

At a meeting on 1 September 2025, Councillor Andy Paraskos declared a non-registerable interest in relation to an appeal for transport to King James School and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item.

Previous Minutes

The committee approved the public minutes of the meetings held on 28 August and 1 September 2025.