Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Lyndsey Parnell  Senior Elections and Members' Services Officer

Items
No. Item

338.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Parr and Councillor Walker.

339.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2016 pdf icon PDF 59 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

 

340.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

341.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

342.

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.

343.

Change of circumstances of Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - AA

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

Councillor Pepper entered the Chamber.

 

The Committee considered a report from Corporate Director, David Wakelin for a change of circumstance of Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for AA.

 

AA 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 revoke AA’s licence without immediate effect on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person and to give AA 21 days to surrender his licence.

 

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

 

344.

Application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - KW

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

KW did not attend the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Driver’s Licence from KW to a future meeting of the Committee. KW to be informed if he does not attend his next appointment, his application will be treated as withdrawn.

 

345.

Application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - KN

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Minutes:

 

KN did not attend the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To treat the application from KN as withdrawn as a result of a failure to attend Committee on two occasions.