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Agenda and minutes

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

Contact: Kirsty Breakell 

Items
No. Item

47.

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

48.

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.

49.

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.

50.

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.

51.

Declaration of Interest pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a Member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor 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.

52.

Minutes of Sub - Committees or Working Groups

There are no minutes to receive.

Minutes:

There were no minutes to receive.

53.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 277 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 03 December 2019.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2019 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

54.

HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING POLICY 2019 - VEHICLE PROPRIETOR LICENCES pdf icon PDF 254 KB

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

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community contained on pages 311-316 of the Book of Reports which makes amendments to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2019, regarding vehicle proprietor licenses. 

 

The Environmental Health Manager outlined the report and the purpose of the proposed amendments to Members.

 

RESOLVED: That the relevant sections of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2019 be amended, so that the requirement to supply a basic Disclosure and Barring Service report (DBS) relating to the determination of a vehicle  proprietor licence, applies to anyone other than national companies instructed by insurance companies or Solicitors for the provision of replacement vehicles.  Each Proprietor will only be required to provide a DBS disclosure on application for their first vehicle and not for any additional vehicles the Proprietor licences with this Authority.

 

55.

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.

56.

APPLICATION FOR PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE - WK/000254079

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community. (Identity of an individual/criminal matters – paragraphs 2 & 7)

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Driver License Number WK/000254079, having regard to the content of the Statutory Declaration that accompanied the Application Form and any other relevant information.

 

RESOLVED: That Private Hire Driver License Number WK/000254079 be deferred one cycle, in order to allow the Applicant a further opportunity to attend.