Agenda and minutes

Environment and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 8 December 2020 2.00 pm, NEW

Venue: Virtual Meeting

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: committees@gedling.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

48.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Smith.

49.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None received.

50.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

51.

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.

52.

Application for a three year Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - MI

Report of the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

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

 

MI attended the committee.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the application until a future meeting of the committee so that Members can be provided with references in support of the applicant being a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

53.

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

Report of the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

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

 

TUR did not attend the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1)    To defer consideration of the application until the January meeting to give TUR another opportunity to appear before the Committee; and

 

2)    That if TUR does not appear, the application will be determined at the next Committee in his absence.

54.

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

Report of Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Minutes:

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

 

MS attended the meeting along with his representative.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To defer consideration of the application until the outcome of the pending court case against MS is known.