Agenda and draft minutes

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

Proposed by Cllr Craig Monks ,seconded by Cllr Andrew Starr.

Decision: that Cllr Les Fry be elected as Chair for the Duration of the Meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

An Apology was received from Cllr Claudia Webb.

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

Public Document Pack in advance of the meeting.

No declarations of interest.

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.

There were no urgent items.

To consider passing the following recommendation:

Recommendation

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act

1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified

in item(s) No 6 because it is likely that if members of the

public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt

information as defined in paragraph(s) 1 of Part 1 of schedule 12A to

the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs

the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the

item of business is considered. (Any live streaming will end at this

juncture).

Reason for taking the item in private.

Paragraph 1 - Information relating to any individual.

Proposer by Craig Monks, seconded Andrew Starr.

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).

The Senior Licensing Officer introduced the report.  

The Licensing Team Leader had received a statement from the Police, with strict data handling instructions and read out the disclosure agreement from the Police to the Sub-Committee.  

The solicitor acting for the Taxi Driver asked that a request be made to the Police, to share a physical copy of the statement with him and his client and requested an adjournment to allow him to take instructions from his client and provide legal advice accordingly.

Proposed by Cllr Monks, seconded by Cllr Starr.

Decision: that the meeting would be adjourned to a later date in the interests of justice.

All parties had the opportunity to have their say.