Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Roxanne Ellis and Towsey-Hinton. Councillor Hughes attended as substitute.

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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.

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.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Place, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, regarding a change of circumstances following information received about the holder of a Joint Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

FA attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

In making the decision the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines.

RESOLVED to:

Issue a warning to FA that such conduct fell short of the expected standard for Hackney Carriage Drivers and that further such incidents would result in another appearance before the Committee.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Place, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, regarding a change of circumstances following information received about the holder of a Joint Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

AN attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

In making the decision the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines. 

RESOLVED to:

Issue a warning to AN that such conduct fell short of the expected standard for Hackney Carriage Drivers and that further such incidents would result in another appearance before the Committee.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of place, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, regarding a change of circumstances following information received about the holder of a Joint Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

AA attended the meeting.

It was noted that the interpreter for AA had been unable to attend the meeting.

RESOLVED:

To defer the decision to the next available committee.