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No. Item

70.

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

71.

Membership of the Committee

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee noted the termination of membership of Councillor G Hodson, and the appointment of Councillor J Wilkie for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the political groups.

72.

Urgent Business

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

 

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.

73.

Declaration of Party Whip

Party Whips are not to be used by this Committee in respect of functions concerning the determination of new Licence Applications, Revocations and Appeals.  When considering any other matter which relates to a decision of the Cabinet or the performance of any Member of the Cabinet, in accordance with Regulatory Committee Procedure Rule 9, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip and the nature of it, before the commencement of the Committee’s deliberations on the matter.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

74.

Declaration of Interest pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a Member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of the agenda sheet).

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

75.

Minutes of Sub - Committees or Working Groups

There are no minutes to receive.

Minutes:

There were no minutes to receive.

76.

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To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 June 2020.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 June 2020 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

77.

Update to Licensing Policy

Report to follow.

Minutes:

This item was adjourned to December 2020.

78.

Exclusion of Press and Public

It is recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and as, in all the circumstances of the case, not in the public interest in disclosing the information. The nature of the exempt information and the relevant exemption paragraphs are shown in brackets after the report title.

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED    That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 2 (Identity of an individual) and Paragraph 7 (Criminal Matters) part 1 of Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

79.

PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER - DETERMINATION OF EXISTING LICENCE: WK/000260348

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an existing Private Hire Driver Licence number WK/000260348, having regard to offences recorded against the Driver and the Driver's failure to declare the offences.

 

RESOLVED:

A.    Private Hire Driver Licence Number WK/000260348, should be warned that it was not acceptable under any circumstances to speed or generally breach driving laws and ask that he refresh his understanding of the Policy in particular in relation his duties as a driver and the provisions in respect of disclosure of convictions.

B.   The Licensing Authority should inform LCC that Private Hire Driver Licence Number WK/000260348, had 10 live penalty points on his licence. 

C.   Private Hire Driver Licence Number WK/000260348, would also now be required to provide the Licensing Authority with proof from the DLVA (DVLA checker) of his driving convictions every six months from the date of the Committee for a total period of 2 years.   Failure to do so will result in you being presented back to the Licensing and Appeals Committee.