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.

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 X 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.

The 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.

Report of the Corporate Director – Environment.

The Corporate Director – Environment, sought the determination by the Sub-Committee of an application for the renewal of a hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence.

The options available to the Committee were:

i.                The Sub-Committee may conclude that the driver is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence, in which case, it should refuse to grant the licence application.

ii.               The Sub-Committee may conclude that the driver is fit and proper to hold a licence in which case, it may decide to grant the licence.

Decision:

The Sub-Committee concluded that the driver is a fit and proper person to hold a licence and decided to grant the renewal application for a dual driver’s licence.