The Director of Law, HR & Asset Management Cabinet referred to the statutory requirement to appoint members to the School Admission and Exclusion Appeals Panels and invited the Cabinet to consider four applications for membership of these Panels .

The Cabinet was also requested to consider the approval of a number of existing Lay Members who, subject to appropriate training, would be willing to act as Chairs.

RESOLVED:- That

(1)  The following be appointed to the pool of Lay Members of the Appeals Panel:-

  Annabel Underwood

  Jennifer Young

  Nicholas Symes

(2)  The following be appointed to the pool of persons with experience in education for the Appeals Panel:-

  Keith Blackwell

  Philippa Blessing

  Susan Noyce

  John Butler

(3)  The following be appointed to the pool of members within the category “persons who are, or have been, within the previous five years, Head Teachers of maintained schools” of the Appeal Panel:-

  Keith Blackwell

(4)  The following be appointed as Chairs to the Appeal Panel:-

  David Spencer

  Hilary Welsh

  Robin Jones

  Sally Reynolds

  Jane Hunter.