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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF

Contact: Chloe McNally 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor S Patel.

2.

Membership of the Committee

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

Minutes:

There were no changes to the Membership of the Committee.

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

Declaration of Interest pdf icon PDF 112 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:

Councillor P Hesketh declared a personal interest in respect of License Application No. WK/000281085 in relation to an Application for a Private Hire Driver License as the applicant was known to him personally, and he therefore took no part in the decision-making process.

 

6.

Minutes of Sub - Committees or Working Groups

There are no minutes to receive.

Minutes:

There were no minutes to receive.

7.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 66 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 3 October 2023.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 3 October 2023, be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

8.

LICENSING FEES & CHARGES 2024/2025 pdf icon PDF 189 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources as contained on pages 43-52 of the Book of Reports, which sought approval on proposed changes in Licensing Fees and Charges for 2024/2025.

 

RESOLVED:           A.       That the proposed changes in Hackney Carriage                                  and Private Hire licensing fees and charges                                                    contained in Table 1 in this report are approved.

 

                               B.       That delegated authority is granted to the                                           Corporate Director to give notice under Section 70                                    of the Local Government (Miscellaneous                                                  Provisions) Act 1976 of the Council’s intention to                                        vary the fees and charges for vehicle, driver and                                    operator licences.

 

                               C.       That the proposed fees and charges contained in                                 Table 2 in this report are approved.     

9.

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE POLICY 2022 pdf icon PDF 163 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources as contained on pages 53-230 of the Book of Reports, which sought approval on the amendments to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2022 versions 2.

 

RESOLVED: That, having regard to the matters contained in the report, the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2022 version 2, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, be approved for use with effect from 6th December 2023.

 

10.

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 (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.

 

 

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.

11.

APPLICATION FOR Private Hire Driver LICENCE - WK/000281085

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

 

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Diver Licence, reference number WK/000281085, having regard to the content of the Statutory Declaration that accompanied the application form and any other relevant information.

 

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number WK/000281085 be REFUSED.

 

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