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Appeals Panel - Tuesday 7th October 2025 9.30 am

October 7, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Kirklees Council Appeals Panel is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 7 October 2025, to consider several school transport appeals. The panel will also be asked to approve the minutes of their previous meeting.

School Transport Appeals

The main business of the meeting is scheduled to be the consideration of four school transport appeals. These are listed on the agenda as:

  • School Transport Appeal (Pre-16) - MS
  • School Transport Appeal (Pre-16) - HE
  • School Transport Appeal (Pre-16) - JH
  • School Transport Appeal (Pre-16) - FC

All four appeals are scheduled to be considered in private, because the report pack states that the information they contain is exempt under Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 19721. The report pack says that this is because the reports contain information relating to individuals, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The report pack indicates the scheduled time for each of the appeals to be heard: MS at 9.30am, HE at 10.15am, JH at 11.15am and FC at 12.00pm.

Approval of Previous Minutes

The panel will be asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 9 September 2025. The minutes indicate that at that meeting, the panel:

  • Refused an appeal in respect of FC
  • Refused an appeal in respect of APD
  • Refused appeals in respect of C & B McN

  1. Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 defines categories of information that can be legitimately discussed in private during council meetings. 

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor David Longstaff
Councillor David Longstaff Liberal Democrats • Almondbury
Profile image for Councillor Matthew McLoughlin
Councillor Matthew McLoughlin Chair (Labour Group) • Labour and Co-operative • Colne Valley
Profile image for Councillor Alex Vickers
Councillor Alex Vickers Green Party • Crosland Moor and Netherton

Topics

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

INTERESTS do not delete Add to Agenda at designated item.pdf
Agenda frontsheet 07th-Oct-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 07th-Oct-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf

Additional Documents

2. Transport Appeal Panel Minutes 09.09.2025.pdf
Decisions 07th-Oct-2025 09.30 Appeals Panel.pdf