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Appeals Committee - 18 August 2025

Appeals Committee·

Key Takeaways

  • Councillor O’Keefe was elected Chairman of the meeting.
  • The press and public were excluded while confidential travel‑assistance requests were discussed.
  • The request for travel assistance for a pupil to attend Nancealverne School from Redruth was approved.
  • Requests for travel assistance for pupils to attend Bodmin College, Oak Tree School, Red Moor School and The Roseland Academy were all refused.
  • The appeal concerning the Bodmin College travel‑assistance request was settled before the meeting.
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The meeting began with the election of a chairman. Councillor Candy moved, and Councillor Clegg seconded, a resolution that Councillor O’Keefe be appointed Chairman for the session. No declarations of interest were recorded by any member.

Following the election, the council moved to exclude the press and public from a portion of the agenda. C under the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, a resolution was passed—moved by Councillor O’Keefe and seconded by Councillor Candy—allowing the exclusion because the business involved the potential disclosure of exempt personal information concerning a request for travel assistance for a pupil attending Bodmin College.

The council then considered several travel‑assistance applications. The request for a pupil from Bodmin to attend Bodmin College had already been resolved through an appeal before the meeting, and no further action was taken. The application for a pupil from Redruth to attend Nancealverne School was approved, with the resolution moved by Councillor Candy and seconded by Councillor Clegg.

The remaining applications were all declined. The request for a pupil from Bude to attend Oak Tree School was refused (moved by Councillor Candy, seconded by Councillor O’Keefe); the request for a pupil from Liskeard to attend Red Moor School was refused (moved by Councillor Clegg, seconded by Councillor Candy); and the request for a pupil from St Austell to attend The Roseland Academy was refused (moved by Councillor O’Keefe, seconded by Councillor Clegg). These decisions concluded the travel‑assistance business for the meeting.

Attendance

4 of 4 members present

Decisions

Election of Chairman

The council voted to make Councillor O’Keefe the chair of the meeting.

Carried

Exclusion of press and public during consideration of certain business

The council voted to keep the press and public out of the meeting when discussing matters that might reveal confidential information.

Carried

Refusal of travel assistance for Bodmin College pupil

The council voted to refuse travel assistance for a student who wants to travel from Bodmin to Bodmin College.

Carried

Approval of travel assistance for Nancealverne School pupil

The council approved travel assistance for a pupil to travel from Redruth to Nancealverne School.

Carried

Refusal of travel assistance for Oak Tree School pupil

The council voted to deny travel assistance for the student who wants to travel from Bude to Oak Tree School.

Carried

Refusal of travel assistance for Red Moor School pupil

The council voted to deny travel assistance for a student who wants to travel from Liskeard to Red Moor School.

Carried

Refusal of travel assistance for The Roseland Academy pupil

The council refused to provide travel assistance to a pupil traveling from St Austell to The Roseland Academy.

Carried

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