Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Signed Minutes: 19 September 2016 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Additional documents:

20.

Apologies for Absence

Councillor Landell Mills submitted apologies and Councillor Wade substituted for him.

 

21.

Procedure to be followed at the meeting pdf icon PDF 720 KB

The Sub-Committee noted the Council’s procedure and guidance note on the relevance of warnings, offences, cautions and convictions

 

22.

Declarations of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

 

23.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 96 KB

Minutes from 8 August 2016

 

Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 August 2016 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8 August 2016 as a true and accurate record.

 

24.

Exempt Matters

If the Sub-Committee wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any aspects of the preceding or following agenda items it will be necessary for the Sub-Committee to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 specifying the grounds on which their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act if and so long, as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee resolved that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972  the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the remaining items of business on the grounds that their presence would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in Paragraph 3 of  Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

The Sub-Committee considered matters relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle licensing in private.

 

The Sub-Committee had 4 cases before it resulting in the following decisions:

·         In two cases the applications to drive a Private Hire vehicle  was granted;

·         In one case the application to drive a Private Hire vehicle  was refused

·         In one case the applicant’s licence to drive a Private Hire Vehicle was revoked.

 

25.

Confidential Minutes

Confidential Minutes from 8 August 2016

 

Recommendation: That the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 8 August 2016 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record.

 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee resolved to approve the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 8 August 2016 as a true and accurate record.

 

26.

Application to drive Private Hire Vehicles

Report of the Head of Community Services attached.

Minutes:

The Head of Community Services submitted a report detailing an application to drive private hire vehicles

 

The Sub-Committee resolved to grant the application to drive private hire vehicles.

 

27.

Application to drive Private Hire Vehicles

Report of the Head of Community Services attached.

Minutes:

The Head of Community Services submitted a report detailing an application to drive private hire vehicles

 

The Sub-Committee resolved to refuse the application to drive private hire vehicles

28.

Application to drive Private Hire Vehicles

Report of the Head of Community Services attached.

Minutes:

The Head of Community Services submitted a report detailing an application to drive private hire vehicles

 

The Sub-Committee resolved to grant a private hire vehicle licence

29.

Suitability to Continue to drive Private Hire Vehicles

Report of the Head of Community Services attached.

Minutes:

The Head of Community Services submitted a report detailing a case to determine the licence holder’s suitability to continue to drive private hire vehicles in light of a recent criminal conviction. 

 

 The Sub-Committee resolved to revoke the private hire licence with immediate effect.

 

30.

Dates of Future Meetings

The dates of future meetings (if required) are:

 

Monday 31 October 2016

Monday 28 November 2016

Tuesday 10 January 2017

Monday 13 February 2017

Monday 20 March 2017

Wednesday 19 April 2017

Tuesday 30 May 2017

           

All meetings start at 5.30pm.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee noted the future meeting dates.