Agenda and minutes

General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 7 January 2025 11.00 am

Venue: Committee Room, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HG

Contact: Nicki Lishman  01653 638476

Note: democraticservices.east@northyorks.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

To elect a Member to act as Chair of the meeting

Minutes:

Decision

 

That Councillor Tim Grogan be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

 

(Councillor Grogan in the Chair)

 

2.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

3.

Disclosures of interest

Councillors are invited to declare at this point any disclosable pecuniary interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

4.

Procedure for meeting pdf icon PDF 127 KB

To confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

 

Minutes:

The decision:

 

The Sub Committee agreed the procedure for the meeting as outlined by the Chair.

 

5.

Exclusion of the press and public

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of item 4 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

 

Minutes:

Decision

 

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item of business at minute no 6 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as the Panel was satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

6.

Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence

To receive a report from the Corporate Director of Environment.

 

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the licence not be revoked on condition that

 

·       the driver undertake and pass a driver assessment within the next 12 months and

·       a warning be placed on record for the next 12 months.