The Bradford District Appeals Panel is scheduled to meet on Thursday 25 September 2025 to discuss disclosures of interest, inspection of reports and background papers, and to consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting during a discussion of education appeals. The panel will then consider appeals for assistance with travel, as detailed in several documents that are not for publication.

Education Appeals

The panel is scheduled to consider a number of appeals for assistance with travel, which are detailed in documents marked as Not for Publication (NFP) Documents 'R' to 'Y'. These documents are not available to the public.

The agenda for the meeting states that the panel will consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting during the discussion of these appeals. The reason given for the proposed exclusion is:

It is in the overriding public interest that parties to a review / appeal concerning their entitlement to provision of transport should have a right to confidentiality of process given that the appeal panel will need to consider the specific personal circumstances of the appellant.

This relates to Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), which covers information relating to an individual.

Disclosures of Interest

At the beginning of the meeting, councillors are scheduled to declare any interests they have in the matters to be discussed, as required by the Members' Code of Conduct. The agenda for the meeting provides guidance on the types of interests that must be disclosed, and the actions that councillors must take depending on the nature of their interest.