Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the meeting.

Councillor Stanier be appointed Chair for the proceedings.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held 10 July 2006, attached.

The minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 2006 be received and approved and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

Members are asked to declare any interests in matters for consideration at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To decide, having regard to the particular nature of the business to be transacted, whether or not to exclude the press and public during consideration of the following item on the grounds they are likely to disclose exempt information by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972.

Regarding the particular nature of the business to be transacted, the press and public be excluded during the consideration of the following item on the grounds it was likely to disclose exempt information by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972.

To consider and determine an appeal against the refusal to issue a Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass.

Officer’s report and appellant’s written statement attached for Members of the Sub-Committee only.

The appeal against the refusal to issue a Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass be refused.

[The chair explained the procedure for the meeting to the appellant.

The Sub-Committee heard representations from Jane Connolly and Kelly Stock from the Accessible Transport Unit and the appellant.

Having considered the information in the report and the representations, the appeal against the refusal to issue a Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass be refused as the appellant did not meet any of the automatic or discretionary criteria.]