Agenda and 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/renewal of the hackney carriage/private hire driver licences in respect of Messrs. A.H.S., M.Y. and N.R.

Mr. A.H.S. had requested an adjournment due to the unavailability of his union representative.

An adjournment had been requested on behalf of Mr. M.Y. by his union representative due to the seeking of additional legal advice.

Mr. N.R. was not in attendance due to work commitments, however, he had indicated that a written supporting statement would be submitted in time for the hearing.   Mr. N. R. had not indicated that he did not wish the hearing to proceed in his absence.  The Sub-Committee waited until the appointed time for the hearing in case a statement was submitted; a statement was not received by the Licensing Manager and the Sub-Committee agreed to proceed in his absence.

Resolved:-  (1) That the review of hackney carriage/private hire driver licences in respect of Messrs. A.H.S. and M.Y. be adjourned until the next Licensing Board Sub-Committee meeting.

(2)  That Mr. N.R. be issued with a written warning.

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:-

Resolved:-  (1)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the applications submitted by Recycle Proline Ltd. (on behalf of the Ukraine Appeal), Giving Support Ltd. (on behalf of Combat Cancer) and Clothes Collection Ltd. (on behalf of Alzheimer’s Research UK), be approved.

(2)  That the application submitted by Unicare Ltd., on behalf of Prostate Cancer Support, be refused.