Committee details

Appeals Committee

This Committee deals with a wide range of appeals covering:

· Education grants;

· Housing, including exclusion from the housing register, introductory tenancies, deferred applications for rehousing and homeless appeals;

· Adaptations for disabled people;

· Access to personal files;

· Marriage premises.

Depending on the type of appeal, either three or five councillors sit on each hearing, drawn from a committee of 22 councillors.

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