Agenda and draft minutes

Councillor Snow was appointed as Chair for this meeting.

Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item.  Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made by Members.

It is considered unlikely that the Committee would wish to exclude the press and public during consideration of the items on this agenda.  If, however, the Committee were to exclude the press and public, a resolution in the following form should be passed:

“RECOMMENDED that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the particular item(s) on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.”

To pass the following resolution:

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for items and on the grounds that if involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following items on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part I, Schedule 12A of the Act.

To consider the report of the Head of Service - Environment and Waste.

The Chair introduced the Sub-Committee Members and Officers. The applicant had been referred to the Licensing Sub-Committee to determine if he was a fit and proper person to hold a licence to drive a hackney carriage/private hire vehicle.

The Apprentice Solicitor set out the procedure for the hearing and the provisions of Section 51 and 59 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.

The Apprentice Solicitor stated that the evidential burden was on the Applicant to prove on the balance of probabilities that he was a fit and proper person to hold a taxi drivers licence, and that the safety of the travelling public is the paramount concern of the Sub-Committee.

The Licensing Officer presented the application and their report to the Sub-Committee. 

The Applicant spoke in support of their application and answered questions from Members and the Apprentice Solicitor.

RESOLVED that the application be granted, with the advisory that any future incidents must be reported to the Licensing Authority in accordance with the conditions of the licence.

To consider the report of the Head of Service - Environment and Waste.,

The Legal Advisor informed the Chair that this item was withdrawn.