Appeals Committee - 11 August 2025

The meeting opened with the election of the Chairman. Councillor Clemens moved, and Councillor Yelland seconded, that Councillor Ball be elected Chairman for the session, a motion that was carried without objection. The Assembly then approved the minutes of the Appeals Committee meeting held on 28 July 2025, with Councillor Clemens moving and Councillor Yelland seconding the resolution that the minutes were correctly recorded and should be signed by the Chairman.

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the Council resolved to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting. This decision was moved by Councillor Yelland and seconded by Councillor Clemens, on the basis that the business under consideration involved the disclosure of exempt personal information—specifically, a request for travel assistance for a pupil residing in Torpoint to attend Bishop Cornish Primary School.

The primary business of the meeting comprised a series of travel‑assistance applications for pupils attending schools outside their residential areas. Each application was considered and subsequently refused. The refusals covered requests for pupils to travel to Bishop Cornish Primary School (Torpoint), Liskeard School and Community College (Liskeard), Looe Community Academy (Liskeard – noted twice in the record), Penair School (near Truro), Richard Lander School (near Newquay), and The Roseland Academy (St Austell). All motions to grant assistance were moved and seconded by various councillors (Clemens, Ball, and Yelland) and were unanimously resolved against.

No declarations of interest were recorded for any of the motions. The meeting concluded after the final resolution was passed, with all decisions documented and the Chairman’s signature pending on the approved minutes.