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Election of Chairman and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting PDF 64 KB To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to
present and explain the procedure for the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any pecuniary, other registerable
or personal interest as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their
disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the
interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration. If required, further advice should be sought
from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting. Minutes: Cllr Parker declared an interest as one of the applicants was known to her 20 years ago. She had sought legal advice and both Cllr Parker and the applicant were happy to continue with the hearing. Cllr Fry declared an interest in having met one of the applicants at meetings that he had previously attended. Both Cllr Fry and the applicant were happy to continue with the hearing. |
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Urgent items 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 recorded 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 items in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information
within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of schedule 12 A to the Local
Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access
to Information) (Variations) Order 2006 – EXEMPT INFORMATION. The public and the press will be asked to leave the
meeting whilst the item of business is considered. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Beer Decision That the press and the public be excluded
for the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt
information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act
1972 (as amended). |
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Determination of the application for a new combined hackney carriage and private hire vehicle drivers' licence - Mr W Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Beer. Decision: that Cllr Parker be elected to chair the
application for Mr W. The sub-committee considered a report to determine whether an applicant for a combined drivers' licence was a fit
and proper person to hold the licence after having failed the Knowledge and
Suitability Interview on three occasions during the application process. The sub-committee and the applicant were invited to ask
questions of the Licensing Team Leader. Following sub-committee questions for the applicant, all
parties were invited to sum up their case and the sub-committee adjourned to consider the application. Decision: To REFUSE the application for a Hackney Carriage Driver’s
Licence. |
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Determination of an application for a new private hire drivers' licence - Mrs W Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Beer, seconded by Cllr Parker. Decision: That Cllr Fry be elected to chair the
application for Mrs W. The sub-committee
considered a report to determine whether an applicant was “fit and proper” to hold a Private Hire
Drivers Licence. The Licensing Team Leader set out the details of the
application including matters referred to as part of the Disclosure Barring
Service check. There
were no questions from the sub-committee for the Licensing Team Leader at this
stage. The
applicant, accompanied by her son, was then given the opportunity to put her
case forward. The sub-committee and
Licensing Team Leader were invited to ask questions of the applicant. All
parties were given the opportunity to sum up their case before the
sub-committee adjourned to consider the application. Decision: To GRANT the application
for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence, with the usual conditions. |
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Determination of an application for a new Hackney Carriage Vehicle Drivers' Licence - Mrs P Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Parker. Decision: That Cllr Beer be
elected to chair the application for Mrs P. The sub-committee considered
a report to determine whether an applicant for a hackney carriage drivers'
licence was a fit and proper person to hold the licence after a recent offence was
revealed during the application process. There were no questions from the sub-committee at this stage. The applicant was invited to put her case forward, the sub-committee and Licensing Officers present were given the opportunity to ask questions of the applicant. Following an opportunity for all parties to sum up their cases the sub-committee adjourned to make their decision. Decision: To REFUSE the application for a
Private Hire Driver’s Licence. |
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Determination of an application for a new Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver's Licence - Mr F Minutes: Proposed by Cllr
Fry, seconded by Cllr Beer. Decision: that Cllr Parker be elected to chair the application for Mr F. The sub-committee
considered a report to determine whether an applicant for both a hackney
carriage driver and a private hire drivers' licence was a fit and proper person
to hold a licence after several convictions were revealed on the required
Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate. There were no
sub-committee questions for the Licensing Team Leader and the applicant was invited
to put his case forward. The sub-committee
then put their questions to the applicant, all parties were given the
opportunity to sum up their cases after questioning and the sub-committee
retired to make their decision. Decision: To GRANT the
application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence with the
usual conditions. |
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Determination of an application for a new Private HIre Drivers' Licence - Mr B Minutes: Proposed by Cllr
Fry, seconded by Cllr Parker. Decision: that
Cllr Beer be elected to chair the application for Mr B The sub-committee
considered a report to determine whether an applicant for a private hire
drivers' licence was a fit and proper person to hold a licence after a caution
was revealed on the required Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate. The sub-committee
had no questions for the Licensing Team Leader and the applicant was invited to
put his case forward. Mr B was
accompanied by a member of staff from the Taxi Company who also spoke in
support of his application. Following the
opportunity for all parties to ask questions the applicant summed up his
case. The sub-committee retired to make
their decision. Decision: To
GRANT the application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence with the usual
conditions. |
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Determination of an application for a new Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence - Mr H Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Beer, seconded by Cllr
Parker. Decision: that Cllr Fry be elected to chair
the application for Mr H The sub-committee considered a report to determine whether an applicant
for a Hackney Carriage drivers' licence was a fit and proper person to hold a
licence after a caution was revealed on the required Disclosure and Barring
Service Certificate. There were no sub-committee questions and the applicant was invited to
present his case. The sub-committee and the Licensing Officers were invited to ask
questions prior to all parties being given the opportunity to sum up their
case. The sub-committee retired to make their decision. Decision: To REFUSE the application for a Hackney
Carriage Driver’s Licence. |
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Determination of an application for a new Private Hire Drivers' Licence - Mr H Minutes: It was proposed by
Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Beer. Decision: that Cllr
Parker be elected to chair the application for Mr H. The sub-committee
considered a report to determine whether an applicant for a private hire
drivers' licence was a fit and proper person to hold a licence after a caution
for two offences was revealed on the required Disclosure and Barring Service
Certificate. There were no
questions from the sub-committee or the applicant for the Licensing Team
Leader. The applicant was
given the opportunity to present his case and the sub-committee and Licensing
Team Leader were invited to ask questions. After all parties
were given the opportunity to sum up their cases the sub-committee retired to
make their decision. Decision: To GRANT the
application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence with the usual conditions and
one additional condition. |