Agenda item - Home to School Transport

Report of the Executive Lead Officer, Strategy, Governancec & Law

1)             That the Committee agrees to set up a panel as outlined in paragraph 3.6 to consider the report and oversee the next steps prior to reporting back to this committee.

23.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Lead Officer, Strategy, Governance & Law that requested the establishment of a Panel to consider the advice of the independent barrister in relation to the report commissioned relating to the procurements associated with the Home to School Transport service change which was implemented in September 2019. If approved, the Panel would report its findings to a future meeting of the committee.

23.2      In response to questions raised, the Executive Lead Officer, Strategy, Governance & Law explained that the Panel would receive the independent barrister’s advice in private. Should the committee determine that the advice be made public, that would be considered if it could be done without prejudicing the council’s legal or other interests.

23.3      The following Members were appointed to the Panel:

Councillor Hugh-Jones

Councillor Wares

Councillor Williams

23.4      RESOLVED- That the Committee agrees to set up a panel as outlined in paragraph 3.6 to consider the report and oversee the next steps prior to reporting back to this committee.