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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor L Gresty.

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 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.

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 193 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2022.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on the 26 July 2022 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

8.

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.

9.

PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE - LN/000009860

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

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Diver Licence, reference number LN/000009860, having regard to offences recorded against the Driver.

 

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number LN/000009860 be REVOKED.

 

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

 

10.

APPLICATION FOR PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE - WK/000274785

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

 

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Diver Licence, reference number WK/000274785, having regard to offences recorded against the Driver.

 

It was noted that the Applicant's DBS certificate was not available in time for the meeting.

 

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number WK/000274785 be deferred for 1 meeting.

 

11.

APPLICATION FOR DUAL DRIVER LICENCE - WK/000274068

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

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Dual Diver Licence, reference number WK/000274068, having regard to offences recorded against the Driver.

 

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number WK/000274068 be GRANTED.

 

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

 

12.

PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE - WK/000274061

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

 

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for a Private Hire Diver Licence, reference number WK/000274061, having regard to offences recorded against the Driver.

 

It was noted that some information was not available in time for the meeting.

 

RESOLVED: That the Application for a Private Hire Driver Licence, reference number WK/000274061 be deferred for 1 meeting.