Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received on behalf of Councillor Lloyd, and Councillor Marsh-Pritchard.

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

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee noted the terminations of membership of Councillor J Howard and Councillor S Patel, and the appointment of Councillor J Witter and Councillor J Finch for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the political groups.

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).

Councillor P Hesketh declared a personal interest in respect of Licence Application No. WK/000281705 in relation to an Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence as the applicant was known to him personally, and he therefore took no part in the decision-making process.

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, 5 December 2023.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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 Driver Licence, reference number WK/000281705, 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/000281705 be GRANTED.

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