Agenda and minutes

Councillor H Rowson substituted for Councillor K Vickers.

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and personal or personal and prejudicial interests.

No lobbying was declared.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 November 2021, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman.

Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item (Minute 1817 refer) on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The Director: Economy and Environment submitted a report advising members of an application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence to be determined by the sub-committee.

The report contained background information on the process for determining such applications, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could refuse a licence.

The options available to the sub-committee when considering such applications were:

Ø  To renew the licence as applied for with no additional conditions or restrictions other than those normally applied to such licences.

Ø  To renew the licence subject to additional conditions or restrictions.

Ø  To refuse to renew the licence.

Should the sub-committee refuse the licence or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the applicant may appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which they were notified of the decision.

Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the applicant had further recourse to the Crown Court.

The procedure for dealing with such applications at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.

The Director: Economy and Environment notified the members that the applicant had informed the Licensing Authority that they were unable to attend the hearing. The applicant’s representative attended the hearing and requested an adjournment and gave reasons for this request.

Resolved – That as the applicant was unable to attend the hearing, the sub-committee agreed to adjourn consideration of this application to allow another opportunity for the licence holder to attend.