Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved: that Councillor Stuart Davies be elected Chairperson for the meeting.

Councillor Davies in the Chair

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the Chamber in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairperson is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

None declared.

Resolved:  that the hearing procedures be adopted.

The Sub-Committee will be invited to pass the following resolutions:

(1) That the press, public and officers are not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 1001 of the Local Government Act 1972, by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

(2) That Members of the Council who are not members of this Sub-Committee be invited to remain”.

The Sub-Committee was invited to pass the following resolution:

“(1)     That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972, by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2)     That members of the Council who are not members of this Sub-Committee be invited to remain.”

Resolved: that the resolutions be passed.

Report of the Director of Public Health and Regulatory Services (attached).

The representative of the Director of Public Health and Regulatory Services reported on the Combined Private Hire Driver’s and Hackney Carriage License, including several complaints that had been received in relation to the Licence Holder’s conduct.

In addition to the report, the Legal Advisor reminded the committee that licensing authorities have a duty to ensure that any person to whom they grant a taxi or private hire vehicle driver’s licence is a ‘fit and proper’ person to be a licensee.

The Licensing Sub-Committee retired to discuss the information that had been presented to them.

Resolved: The Sub-Committee decided to revoke the Combined Drivers Licence and theLicence Holder was not a fit and proper person to hold a Combined Driver’s Licence. Further to this, Licensing Officers would request that the Licence Holder relinquishes their badge.

For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following question must be addressed: “What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting”.  If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairperson to rule that it be considered as urgent.  Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.

None.