Committee details

Appeals Committee

Purpose of 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.

Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Democratic Services, Email:  democraticservicesteam@gateshead.gov.uk.