Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 10th August, 2022 10.30 am

Venue: Committee Room 2, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ. View directions

Contact: David Northover  01305 224175 Email: david.northover@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

34.

Election of Chairman and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting

To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to present and explain the procedure for the meeting.

 

Minutes:

Proposed by Jon Andrews, seconded by Les Fry

Decision: that Susan Cocking elected as chairman for the duration of the meeting.

35.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

 

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received at the meeting.

 

36.

Declarations of Interest

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests 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:

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

37.

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

38.

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 paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.

 

Minutes:

Decision

 

Proposed: Les Fry seconded: Jon Andrews

 

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).

 

 

 

39.

Taxi Driver Renewal- Exempt Report

To consider a report by the Licensing Team Leader.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered a report to determine whether the applicant remained a fit and proper person to hold a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence.

 

The Licensing team leader presented her report.

 

The applicant was subsequently invited to put their case forward and all parties were given the opportunity to ask questions of each other and to sum up.

 

The sub-committee retired to make its decision

 

Decision: To RENEW the Private Hire Driver’s Licence.