Agenda and minutes

Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 17 June 2014 5.30 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chair for the Council Year 2014/15 Minutes: The Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Sub- Committee elected Councillor Cook to be the Chair for the Council Year 2014/15.
2.	Election of Vice-Chair for the Council Year 2014/15 Minutes: The Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Sub- Committee elected Councillor Clarkson to be the Vice Chair for the Council Year 2014/15.
3.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: None
4.	Procedure to be followed at the meeting PDF 619 KB Procedure, guidance note and guidance on the relevance of convictions adopted by the Council for dealing with cases to be considered by the Sub Committee Minutes: The Committee resolved to NOTE the Council’s procedure and guidance notes on the relevance of convictions.
5.	Declarations of interest Councillors serving on the Committee are asked to declare any non disclosable pecuniary interests that they may have in any of the following agenda items. Minutes: There were no declarations of interests declared.
6.	Minutes PDF 23 KB Minutes from 29 April 2014 Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2014 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record. Minutes: The Committee resolved to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2014 as a true and accurate record.
7.	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 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. The Sub-Committee considered matters related to Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicle licensing in private. The Sub-Committee had two cases before it. The first case was deferred pending more information and in the second case the private hire driver’s licence was retained.
8.	Suitability to continue to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles and hold a Private Hire Vehicle Licence in light of a recent conviction - deferred from 18 March 2014 View the reasons why item 8. is restricted Report of the Head of Environmental Development attached.
9.	Suitability to continue to drive Private Hire Vehicles and hold a Private Hire Vehicle Licence in light of a recent conviction View the reasons why item 9. is restricted Report of the Head of Environmental Development attached.
10.	Exempt Minutes View the reasons why item 10. is restricted Exempt Minutes from 29 April 2014 Recommendation: That the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2014 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record. Minutes: The Committee resolved to APPROVE the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2014 as a true and accurate record.