Appeals Committee - 17 November 2025

The meeting opened with the election of the Chairman. Councillor O’Keefe was moved by Councillor Channon and seconded by Councillor Clegg, and the motion was resolved, appointing him as Chairman for the session. The minutes of the Appeals Committee meeting held on 20 October 2025 were subsequently moved by Councillor Clegg, seconded by Councillor Channon, and resolved to be correctly recorded and signed by the Chairman.

A motion moved by Councillor Clegg and seconded by Councillor O’Keefe resolved that the press and public be excluded from consideration of a specific agenda item concerning a request for travel assistance for a pupil attending Penrice Academy from St Austell. The exclusion was justified under the Local Government Act 1972 as amended, on the basis that the discussion would likely involve the disclosure of exempt personal information.

The Council considered four separate travel‑assistance applications and resolved to refuse each request. The motions, all moved by either Councillor O’Keefe or Councillor Channon and seconded by Councillor Clegg, concerned pupils traveling to: (i) Penrice Academy from St Austell, (ii) Horrabridge Community Primary School from near Gunnislake, (iii) Truro and Penwith College (Truro) from near Wadebridge, and (iv) Cornwall College (St Austell) from near Truro. In each case the Council voted to reject the assistance.

A fifth application, for a pupil to attend The Roseland Academy from near St Austell, was moved by Councillor O’Keefe and seconded by Councillor Channon. The Council resolved to allow the travel assistance, but the associated appeal was deferred for further consideration at a later date. No other business was reported.