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. O.M., N.N., I.I., A.T., and A.F.

Mr. O.M. was in attendance together with an interpreter.

Messrs. N.N. and A.T. were in attendance with their respective Trade Union representatives.

Mr. I.I. was in attendance.

Mr. A.F. was in attendance with his Trade Union representative and supporter.

Resolved:-  (1) That the application for a hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. O.M. be approved with a written warning regarding compliance with Policy requirements.

(2)  That the hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. N.N. be renewed with a written warning regarding compliance with Policy requirements.

(3)  That the application for a hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. I.I. be approved.

(4)  That the application for a hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. S.T. be refused.

(5)  That the hackney carriage/private hire driver licence in respect of Mr. A.F. be renewed subject to the successful completion of a DVLA driving test within 4 weeks of the date of the decision notice and a written warning regarding compliance with Policy requirements.

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:-  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the above applications submitted by Unicare Ltd., on behalf of Childhood Cancer Parents Alliance and Yorkshire Children’s Trust, be refused.