Agenda and minutes

General Purposes Licensing Casework Sub-Committee - Monday 22 January 2018 5.30 pm

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Items
No.	Item
44.	Declarations of Interest None.
	Signed Minutes 22 January 2018 PDF 360 KB
45.	Procedure to be followed at the meeting PDF 89 KB View item 45. as DOC 92 KB The Sub-Committee noted the guidance on the procedure to be followed. Additional documents: Policy_ HCPH Licensing Hearings , item 45. PDF 244 KB View as DOCX (45./2) 228 KB
46.	Minutes PDF 103 KB View item 46. as DOC 195 KB Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 2017be APPROVED as a true and accurate record. Minutes: The Sub-Committee resolved to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 11 December as a true and accurate record.
47.	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 7 cases before it.
48.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 48. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report detailing an application to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Grant a licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles for one year in the first instance. If however any relevant complaints were received about the applicant’s role as a Private Hire Vehicle driver the licence was to be suspended immediately and the case to be returned to the Sub-Committee.
49.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 49. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report detailing an application to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Renew the applicant’s licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles for a period of six months subject to a requirement that the applicant must appear before the Committee again prior to the renewal of the licence in six month’s time.
50.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 50. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report detailing an application to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Grant the applicant a licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles.
51.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 51. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report detailing an application to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Grant a licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles.
52.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 52. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report to inform a determination of whether or not the applicant should continue to hold a licence to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Revoke the applicant’s licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles.
53.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 53. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report to inform a determination of whether or not the applicant should continue to hold a licence to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Revoke the applicant’s licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles.
54.	Application to drive Private Hire vehicles View the reasons why item 54. is restricted Minutes: The Head of Community Services had submitted a copy of a report detailing an application to drive Private Hire vehicles in the City. The Sub-Committee resolved to: Renew the licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles. Noted however that if the outstanding Disclosure Barring Service enquiry revealed anything inappropriate the licence would be suspended with immediate effect.
55.	Confidential Minutes View the reasons why item 55. is restricted Recommendation: That the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 2017 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record. Minutes: The Sub-Committee resolved to APPROVE the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 11 December as a true and accurate record.
56.	Dates of Future Meetings The dates of future meetings (if required) are: 05 March 2018 16 April 2018 30 May 2018 25 June 2018 06 August 2018 All meetings start at 5.30pm. Minutes: Noted.