Agenda and minutes

To elect a Member to act as Chair of the meeting

The 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.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

The 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.

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 80 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.

To receive a report of the Corporate Director of Environment

The subject of the decision:

The Corporate Director – Environment asked the Sub-Committee to consider whether a licence holder was a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

Alternative options considered:

The Sub-Committee considered all of the options as set out in the officer’s report but, having concluded that the licence holder was not a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage driver licence, the only suitable option was to refuse the application for a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. 

The decision:

Taking account of the above and having given appropriate weight to the evidence, the Sub-Committee reached the following conclusions:

The Sub-Committee was not satisfied that the applicant was a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence and the application was refused.