Agenda and minutes

To elect a Member to act as Chair of the meeting.

Decision

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

(Councillor Grogan in the Chair)

There were no apologies for absence.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

Decision

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

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 6  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.

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.

The Corporate Director – Environment asked the Sub-Committee to consider whether the licence to drive both hackney carriage and private hire vehicles should be suspended, revoked or no action taken.

The Sub-Committee considered the following:

·       The meeting papers, including a report from the Licencing Enforcement Officer

·       Oral evidence from the Licensing Enforcement Officer

·       Correspondence from the licence holder’s Operator

Decision

The Sub-Committee determined:

·       The Licence Holder was not a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence

·       It was appropriate, reasonable, necessary and proportionate to revoke the hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence on the grounds of “any other reasonable cause”, in accordance with section 61(1)(b) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (“the Act”), and

·       It was necessary in the interests of public safety for the revocation to take place with immediate effect, in accordance with section 61(2B) of the Act.