Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence received.

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

There were no changes to the Membership of the Committee.

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.

There were no urgent items of business.

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.

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

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).

There were no declarations of interest.

There are no minutes to receive.

There were no minutes to receive.

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 28 March 2023.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Planning & Regulatory Services, as contained on pages 5-14 of the Book of Reports which sought consideration of a request from a Hackney Carriage proprietor, representing all Hackney Carriage trade, to increase the maximum chargeable fares payable by the travelling public for hackney carriage journeys.

The Senior Licensing Officer outlined the report and the purpose of the proposed amendments to the Members of the Committee.

RESOLVED:          A.       That the proposed increase in hackney carriage                    fares detailed in Appendix 3 attached to the report               be approved.

          B.       That delegated authority is granted to the Head of       Planning & Regulatory Services to publish a Notice in one local newspaper circulating in the Borough detailing the proposed increase in fares.

          C.       That delegated authority is granted to the Head of       Planning & Regulatory Services to grant the fare      increase should no objections be received in    response to the published Notice.

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 (paragraph 2 Identity of an individual and Paragraph 7 Criminal Matters, and as, in all the circumstances of the case, not in the public interest in disclosing the information.

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.

To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services.

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Diver Licence, reference number WK/000277999, having regard to a non-declaration of a criminal offence as part of the application submitted.

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number WK/000277999 be GRANTED.

(Note: The Officers from Place & Community Services left the meeting whilst Members considered their decision)