Agenda and minutes

Resolved: that Councillor Solomon be elected Chairman for the meeting.

Councillor Solomon 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 Chairman 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 procedure be adopted.

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

(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.”

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

 “(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”

“(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 (attached)

A representative of the Director of Public Health reported on the application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence. There were no questions from members.

The applicant addressed the Sub-Committee and responded to questions.

Both parties then summed up.

Resolved:  that the application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence not be granted at this time.