Key Takeaways
- •Councillor Ball was elected Chairman for the meeting.
- •The committee approved the minutes of previous meetings on 13 and 20 April 2026.
- •The press and public were excluded for consideration of exempt information relating to individuals.
- •All five requests for school travel assistance were refused.
- •One appeal was deferred during the meeting.
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The Appeals Committee of Cornwall Council met on an unspecified date, with Councillor Ball elected Chairman for the meeting on a motion from Councillor O’Keefe, seconded by Councillor Wilson. No declarations of interest were made. The minutes of previous meetings held on 13 April 2026 and 20 April 2026 were approved as correct records. The committee then resolved to exclude the press and public under the Local Government Act 1972, citing the disclosure of exempt information relating to an individual.
During the closed session, the committee considered several appeals regarding requests for travel assistance for pupils to various schools. One appeal was deferred without further detail. The remaining six requests were each refused after motions were moved and seconded by members of the committee.
Specifically, the committee refused two requests for travel assistance for pupils to attend Illogan School from addresses near Camborne. It also refused a request for a pupil to attend Holsworthy Community College from an address near Bude, and a request for a pupil to attend Redruth School from an address near Redruth. Additionally, two separate requests for pupils to attend Carclaze Community Primary School from an address in Carluddon were refused.
All decisions were made on motions proposed by either Councillor O’Keefe or Councillor Wilson, seconded by another committee member, and were resolved unanimously. No further debates or dissenting votes were recorded in the minutes. The committee’s outcomes were therefore the refusal of all six travel assistance requests and the deferral of one appeal.
Attendance
3 attended
Decisions
Councillor Ball was chosen to lead this meeting.
The committee approved the minutes of the 13 April 2026 meeting.
The committee approved the minutes from its 20 April 2026 meeting as accurate.
The committee decided to hold parts of the meeting in private to discuss confidential details about a specific person.
The council refused a request for help with travel costs for a pupil to get to Illogan School near Camborne.
We will not pay for transport for a pupil living near Bude to attend Holsworthy Community College.
The council refused a request for help with transport for a pupil who lives near Redruth and wants to attend Redruth School.
The council refused a request to help a pupil travel from their home in Carluddon to Carclaze Community Primary School.
Related meetings
Adjacent Appeals Committee meetings:
Other meetings within a week
- Individual Decision Day — Individual Decision Day - 27 May 2026 (27 May 2026)
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee — West Sub-Area Planning Committee - 29 May 2026 (29 May 2026)
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board — Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - 29 May 2026 (29 May 2026)
- Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee — Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 2 June 2026 (2 Jun 2026)
- Committee in Common between Cornwall Health and Wellbeing Board and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Partnership — Committee in Common between Cornwall Health and Wellbeing Board and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Partnership - 2 June 2026 (2 Jun 2026)
- Chief Officers Employment Committee — Chief Officers Employment Committee - 3 June 2026 (3 Jun 2026)