The council admitted that officers had “failed” it over the project
Eight independent and grammar schools suffered losses of over £350,000 and had to cancel their trips after a travel company director failed to tell them his ATOL protection had lapsed.
The ATOL scheme is a financial protection scheme that protects customers who book a package trip that includes a flight. That ATOL certification lapsed on 30 September 2016 when it was not renewed by the CAA, the court was told. Kimbolton School in Huntington suffered the biggest loss of £108,500 and Shiplake College in Henley-on-Thames lost £29,250.A victim impact statement from Stamford High School was read out in court which described the impact on staff, pupils and parents after one trip to Sri Lanka was cancelled and another tennis trip to Spain had to be re-organised in the UK.
Miranda Hill KC, mitigating, told the court Buckley-Bennion genuinely believed the ATOL certification would be renewed until 1 December 2016 and then made extensive efforts to ensure the trips were covered. Judge Sjolin Knight told Buckley-Bennion that she could suspend his 16 week jail sentence for two years as he was the lone carer for his partner and was likely to comply with the order.
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