Agenda and minutes

Environment and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 4 April 2017 4.15 pm

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Lyndsey Parnell  Senior Elections and Members' Services Officer

Items
No. Item

74.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

75.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2017. pdf icon PDF 57 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

 

76.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

77.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

78.

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.

79.

Change of Circumstance of Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence (MA)

Report of Director for Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report by Director of Health and Community Wellbeing, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a change of circumstances of Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for MA.

 

MA 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 policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To revoke the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence held by MA without immediate effect and to give MA 21 days to surrender his licence.

 

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

 

80.

Application for a Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers' Licence (WMF)

Report of Director for Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report by Director of Health and Community Wellbeing, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for WMF.

 

WMF attended the meeting with his wife and both 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 exceptional circumstances existed which warranted departure from policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve MA’s application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for a period of 1 year.