Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Lorna Mellors  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

34.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Smith and Truscott.

 

Councillor Rachael Ellis and Councillor Greensmith attended as substitutes.

35.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2019. pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

 

36.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

37.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

38.

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.

39.

Change of circumstances of three year Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - IH and Application for a three year Heackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - IH

Report of Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

IH did not attend the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the Change of Circumstances for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from IH to a future meeting of the Committee. If IH does not attend his next appointment, the Change of Circumstance will be considered in his absence.

 

40.

Application for a one year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - GSQ

Report of Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

GSQ attended, but declined to enter the meeting without his solicitor.

 

Councillor Greensmith entered the meeting.

 

After 50 minutes waiting the solicitor had not arrived.  The Licensing Officer advised GSQ that if he was not willing to enter the meeting without his solicitor the matter may be deferred to a future meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from GSQ to a future meeting of the Committee. If GSQ does not attend his next appointment, the application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers licence will be considered in his absence.