The Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel of Carmarthenshire Council is scheduled to convene virtually on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. The primary focus of the meeting will be to consider an appeal regarding the provision of free school transport.

Appeal Regarding Free School Transport

The main item scheduled for discussion is an appeal lodged by applicant JPM concerning the authority's decision not to provide free school transport. The report pack indicates that the discussion and any related documentation for this item are considered exempt information under the Local Government Act 1972. This means that the public may be excluded from this part of the meeting if a public interest test is applied and the panel resolves to consider the matter in private. The specific details of the appeal and the grounds for the authority's decision are contained within restricted documents, pages 5 to 22 of the public reports pack.

The panel members who will be considering this appeal include Councillor E.G. Thomas, Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure, and Councillor G. Davies, Cabinet Member for Education & Welsh Language. Councillor L.D. Evans, the Local Member for the appellant learner's ward, will also be present. The Chair of the panel will be Councillor E.G. Thomas, or Councillor G. Davies in his absence.