Venue: Committee Room A, South Walks House, Dorchester
Contact: Lindsey Watson 01305 252209 Email: lwatson@dorset.gov.uk
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Code of Conduct Members are required to comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and the Council’s Code of Conduct regarding disclosable pecuniary and other interests.
Check if there is an item of business on this agenda in which the member or relevant person has a disclosable pecuniary or other disclosable interest.
Check that the interest has been notified to the Monitoring Officer (in writing) and entered in the Register (if not this must be done within 28 days).
Disclose the interest at the meeting (in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct) and in the absence of dispensation to speak and/or vote, withdraw from any consideration of the item where appropriate. If the interest is non-pecuniary you may be able to stay in the room, take part and vote.
For further advice please contact Rob Firth, Monitoring Officer, in advance of the meeting. Minutes: D Beer declared an interest in respect of agenda item 6 as he had used a taxi company referred to within the review application on one occasion. |
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Minutes To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee (previously circulated) as a correct record. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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Urgent Business To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be specified in the minutes. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Exempt Business To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 1 of schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). Minutes: It was proposed by D Beer seconded by B Ridout.
Decision
That under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as detailed in paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule 12a to the Act. |
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Suitability to hold licenses - Exempt To consider a report of the Acting Team Leader. Minutes: The Chairman welcomed the driver to the meeting and outlined the procedure to be followed by the committee. The driver confirmed that they were content with the procedure.
The Acting Team Leader (Licensing) introduced the report and outlined the details contained in it to members.
The driver addressed the committee in relation to the papers before the committee and answered members’ questions. At the end of the question session, the driver and the Acting Team Leader (Licensing) gave their closing comments.
The driver, the Acting Team Leader (Licensing) and the Licensing Officer left the room while the committee considered their decision.
The driver and the Acting Team Leader (Licensing) returned to the room to hear the decision of the committee.
Decision
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After careful consideration of all the evidence
presented to them the committee concluded that the application to
review the hackney carriage driver’s licence for a period of
one year be approved b) To take no action in respect of the hackney carriage vehicle licences held by the driver. |