Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Lyndsey Parnell  Senior Elections and Members' Services Officer

Items
No. Item

230.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

None.

231.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 9 June 2015. pdf icon PDF 55 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

232.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

233.

Item for information - Notices Served pdf icon PDF 108 KB

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

 

Councillor Ellis arrived at 4.20pm.

234.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

235.

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.

236.

Change of circumstance of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - DA

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report from Corporate Director, Dave Wakelin, regarding a change of circumstances of a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from DA.

 

DA attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

In making its decision, the Committee has applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines.  On the basis of what it has heard, the Committee is satisfied on balance that no exceptional circumstances existed which would warrant departure from this policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To suspend the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence held by DA for a period of 28 days, without immediate effect.

 

DA was advised of his right to appeal against the decision of the Committee.

237.

Change of circumstance of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - KLT

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report from Corporate Director, Dave Wakelin, regarding a change of circumstances of a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from KLT.

 

KLT attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

In making its decision, the Committee has applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines.  On the basis of what it has heard, the Committee is satisfied on balance that exceptional circumstances existed which would warrant departure from this policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To suspend the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence held by KLT for a period of 56 days, without immediate effect.

 

KLT was advised of his right to appeal against the decision of the Committee.

 

 

238.

Application for a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - DAF

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report from Corporate Director, Dave Wakelin, regarding an application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from DAF.

 

DAF attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

In making its decision, the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines.  On the basis of what it heard, the Committee was satisfied on balance that no exceptional circumstances existed which warranted departure from this policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To refuse DAFs application for a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person.

 

DAF was advised of his right to appeal against the decision of the Committee.

239.

Application for a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - BSS

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

BSS did not attend the meeting, but did inform the Licensing Department of his inability to attend Committee on this occasion and requested that the application be considered at a future meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the application to a future meeting of the Committee.