Agenda and draft minutes

There were no Declarations of Interest made at the meeting.

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)

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).

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Licensing Manager relating to applications for the grant/review of the hackney carriage/private hire driver licences in respect of Mr. J.S. and Mr. M.R.

Mr. J.S. was in attendance at the hearing.

A request had been received from Mr. M.R. for his case to be adjourned due to the unavailability of his Trade Union representation.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver licence for Mr. J.S. be refused.

(2)  That consideration of the application for the review of a hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. M.R. be adjourned until the meeting to be held on 22^nd July, 2024.

Councillor Jones left the meeting at this point and did not take part in any discussion on the following item.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Licensing Manager concerning the following applications for the grant of promoters’ permits to carry out house-to-house collections:-

It was noted that the application submitted by Clothes Collection Ltd., on behalf of Alzheimer’s Research UK, had been withdrawn due to them having been granted a national exemption.

Resolved:-  (1)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the application submitted by Gilcore, on behalf of Woodgreen The Pets Charity, be granted. 

(2)  That the application submitted by Recycle Proline Ltd., on behalf of the Ukraine Appeal, be deferred pending clarification of the percentage of the proceeds paid to the charity.

(3)  That the application submitted by Smile Fundraising, on behalf of the Stroke Organisation, be deferred pending receipt of the required information as stated on the application form.