The Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report that establishes Sub-Committees for the 2014-15 Council Year; to deal with the casework flowing from the Committee’s own responsibilities.

Recommendations: That the Committee:

(1)(a)  Establish a Hackney Carriages and Private hire Licensing Sub-Committee for the Council Year 2014-15, to agree its powers and duties and to appoint members to it on the basis of political balance;

(b)  Note that the quorum for the Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Licensing Sub-Committee is two and to agree the proviso that the Sub-Committee can only proceed on this basis if the person appearing before the Sub-Committee agrees;

(2)(a)  Establish a Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee for the Council Year 2014-15, to agree its powers and duties and to appoint members to it on the basis of political balance;

(b)  Note that the quorum for the Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee is two and to agree to the introduction of a proviso that the Sub-Committee can only proceed at quorum or with three members if the person appearing before the Sub-Committee agrees;

(3)       Agree that substitution is permitted on the two Sub-Committees but that substitutes must be from the Committee itself.

The Head of Law and Governance submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) that established Sub-Committees for the 2014-15 Council Year; to deal with the casework flowing from the Committee’s own responsibilities.

The following corrections to the report were made:

1.    Paragraph 1: report should read “for the 2014/15 council year”

2.    Paragraph 5: the committee is asked to continue with the current convention of 2 member sub-committees requiring the consent of the person appearing before it.

3.    Paragraph 7: The Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee should consist of the following political makeup: 2 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Green member. 

The Committee resolved to:

(1)(a)  Establish a Hackney Carriages and Private hire Licensing Sub-Committee for the Council Year 2014-15, agree its powers and duties and to appoint Cllrs Clarkson, Cook and Royce to it on the basis of political balance.

(b)  Note that the quorum for the Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Licensing Sub-Committee is two, but that the Sub-Committee can only proceed on this basis if the person appearing before the Sub-Committee agrees;

(c)   Agree that the meetings of the Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Licensing Sub-Committee would begin at 5.30 pm.

(2)(a)  Establish a Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee for the Council Year 2014-15, agree its powers and duties and to appoint Cllrs Clarkson, Coulter, Royce and Wolff  to it on the basis of political balance;

(b)  Note that the quorum for the Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee is two, but that the Sub-Committee can only proceed at quorum or with three members if the person appearing before the Sub-Committee agrees;

(c)   Agree that the meetings of the Licensing and Registration Licensing Sub-Committee would begin at 5.00 pm.

(3)       Agree that substitution is permitted on the two Sub-Committees but that substitutes must be from the Committee itself.