Agenda and minutes

Licensing Board Sub-Committee - Monday 4 October 2021 9.30 a.m.

Venue: Council Chamber - Rotherham Town Hall, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 2TH. View directions

Contact: Dawn Mitchell, Governance Adviser 

Items
No. Item

10.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest made at the meeting.

11.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

The following items are likely to be considered in the absence of the press and public as being exempt under the Police Act 1997 and Paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (business affairs and prevention of crime)

Minutes:

Resolved:- That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the Police Act 1997 and Paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (business affairs and prevention of crime).

12.

Applications for the Grant/Renewal/Review of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers' Licence

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee, considered a report of the Licensing Manager relating to an application for the review of the hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. J.F.

 

Mr. J.F. was in attendance at the meeting.

 

Resolved:-  That the hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. J.F. be revoked.

13.

Request for Exemption from Rotherham MBC Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy Requirement

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee of the Licensing Board considered a report, presented by the Licensing Manager, relating to an application from Mr. O. for an exemption from the Vehicle Age and Emissions Policy (Appendix I to the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy).

 

The vehicle had not previously been licenced by Rotherham but had been licensed as a Private Hire Vehicle by Transport for London.   The vehicle was 6 years and 3 months old.

 

In order to license the vehicle, it must either be in exceptional condition (as defined in the Council’s Policy) or an exemption from the Council’s requirements in relation to vehicle age was required.  The owner had been unable to provide documentation to confirm that the vehicle met the Council’s exceptional condition criteria and, therefore, the application had been brought to the Sub-Committee for consideration in relation to an exemption from the Council’s policy.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the reasons for the request in detail.

 

Resolved:-   That the request for an exemption from the Council’s Vehicle Age and Emissions Policy in respect of vehicle XXXUHH be refused.