Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

39.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Cllr Mundy declared that he knew one of the attendees in a professional capacity and therefore recused himself from consideration of that case.

40.

Procedure to be followed at the meeting pdf icon PDF 230 KB

Guidance on the procedure to be followed is attached.

The Council’s Policy on the Relevance of Warnings, Offences, Cautions and Convictions is attached.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee noted the procedure for the hearings and the policy on the relevance of warnings, offences, cautions and convictions.

 

41.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 367 KB

Recommendation: that the minutes of the meeting of 18 October  2021 are approved as a true and accurate record.

 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18 October as a true and accurate record.

42.

Exempt Matters and Confidential Session

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.

43.

Suitability to continue to drive Private Hire Vehicles

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety has submitted a report to inform the determination of the suitability of  a person to continue to be licenced to drive private hire vehicles. This was adjourned from the previous meeting.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety had submitted a report to inform the determination of whether or not a person should continue to hold a licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles in the City.

The Sub-Committee resolved to revoke the person’s  licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles in the City.

 

44.

Suitability to continue to drive Private Hire Vehicles

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety has submitted a report to inform the determination of the suitability of  a person to continue to be licenced to drive private hire vehicles.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety had submitted a report to inform the determination of whether or not  a person should continue to hold a licence  to drive Private Hire Vehicles in the City.

 

The Sub-Committee resolved to suspend  the person’s licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles in the City.

 

 

45.

Confidential Minutes

Recommendation: that the confidential minutes of the meeting of 18 October 2021 are approved as a true and accurate record.

 

 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee resolved to approve the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2021 as a true and accurate record.

46.

Dates of future meetings

The dates of future meetings (if required) are:

Date

Sub-Committee

17 January 2022

B

01 March 2022

C

11 April 2022

D

 

Minutes:

The dates of future meetings were noted.