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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies And Changes In Membership (If Any)

To note any changes in the membership of the Sub-Committee made in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.3.

 

Minutes:

The apologies of Councillor Prior were noted.

2.

Disclosure Of Personal And Pecuniary Interests

In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, and the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members to disclose any personal or pecuniary interests in any matter included on the agenda for this meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Blatchford and Councillor McEwing both declared a personal interest in that they had known the applicant’s colleague for many years but did not feel that this would influence their judgement of the matter before them.

3.

Minutes Of The Previous Meeting (Including Matters Arising) pdf icon PDF 184 KB

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 March 2019 and to deal with any matters arising.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 25 March 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.

4.

Exclusion Of The Press And Public

Chair to move that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of item 7 based on Categories 1 and 2 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.
The information contained therein is potentially exempt as it relates to individual personal details and information held under
data protection legislation. Having applied the public interest test it is not appropriate to disclose this information as the individuals' legal expectation of privacy outweighs the public interest in the exempt information.

Minutes:

The Chair moved that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of item 7 based on Categories 1 and 2 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules. The information contained therein is potentially exempt as it relates to individual personal details and information held under data protection legislation.

 

RESOLVED that having applied the public interest test it was not appropriate to disclose this information as the individuals’ legal expectation of privacy outweighed the public interest in the exempt information.

5.

Exclusion Of The Press And Public - Legal Advice

At a predetermined point during the consideration of all items the Sub-Committee may move into private session in order to receive legal advice when determining issues. The parties to the hearing, press and the public, unless otherwise excluded by the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, will be invited to return immediately following that private session at which time the matter will be determined and the decision of the Sub-Committee will be announced.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Sub-Committee move into private session in order to receive legal advice when determining issues.  The parties to the hearing, press and the public, unless otherwise excluded by Category 4 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council's Access to Information Procedure Rules, would be invited to return immediately following that private session at which time the matter would be determined and the decision of the Sub-Committee announced.

6.

HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVER'S APPLICATION

Report of the Service Director – Transactions and Universal Services to consider whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage driver’s licence.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Service Director of Transactions and Universal Services to determine whether the applicant was a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage driver’s licence.

 

The Licensing Officer, the applicant and his colleague were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

 

The Sub-Committee has considered very carefully the report of the Service Director – Transactions and Universal Services and all the evidence presented by the Licensing Manager and the applicant, including a new reference submitted at the meeting. 

 

Due regard was given to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 “the Act” and the guidelines relating to the application of the “fit and proper person” test and other consideration of character.  The Human Rights Act had been borne in mind whilst making the decision.

 

The Sub-Committee considered all the facts and decided that the applicant was not a fit and proper person in accordance with the Act and his application for a hackney carriage driver’s licence was refused.

 

It was determined that in light of the reasons to exclude the press and public from the hearing and for the report of the Service Director of Transaction and Universal Services to be confidential, the reasons for the decision were also confidential and ought not to be published.