Agenda and minutes

Environment and Licensing Committee - Tuesday 12 July 2022 4.15 pm

Venue: Council Chamber. View directions

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

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Items
No. Item

64.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Brooks.

65.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2022 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

 

66.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

67.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

68.

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 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.

69.

Application for a One Year Joint Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence (MRIM)

Report of Corporate Director of Environment, Communities and Leisure - Eugene Minogue

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Corporate Director of Environment, Communities and Leisure, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a one year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for MRIM.

 

MRIM attended the meeting along with his solicitor who addressed the Committee on his behalf.

 

MRIM was accompanied by two family members in a supporting role only.

 

 

Councillor Bosworth joined the meeting.

 

 

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

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Approve MRIM’s application for a one year Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

 

2)    Issue a warning to MRIM to ensure he has all relevant up to date documents in order to renew in future and utilise the DBS update service when possible.

 

3)    Advise MRIM to seek advice on the application process from Gedling Borough Council and not third parties and to familiarise himself with the Councils policy and his driver and vehicle proprietor conditions.