Agenda and minutes

Environment and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 7 February 2023 4.15 pm

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Items
No.	Item
15.	Apologies for Absence and Substitutions. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Towsey-Hinton.
16.	To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2023. PDF 118 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.
17.	Declaration of Interests. Minutes: None.
18.	Any other item which the Chair considers urgent. Minutes: None.
19.	Exclusion of the Press and Public. To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: RESOLVED: That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
20.	Application for a 1-Year Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence - HN View the reasons why item 20. is restricted View the background to item 20. Report of Head of Environment - Melvyn Cryer Minutes: Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Environment, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a one year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for HN. HN attended the meeting and he addressed the Committee. In making the decision the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines. RESOLVED: To refuse HN’s application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence. HN was advised of the right of appeal against the decision of the Committee.
21.	Application for a 1-Year Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence - BSS View the reasons why item 21. is restricted View the background to item 21. Report of Head of Environment - Melvyn Cryer Minutes: Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Environment, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a one year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for BSS. BSS attended the meeting along with his solicitor and they both addressed the Committee. In making the decision the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines. RESOLVED: To refuse BSS’s application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence. BSS was advised of the right of appeal against the decision of the Committee.