Agenda and minutes

Councillor Margaret Foster was appointed chair for the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

In the view of the contents of the following item of business on the agenda, the Licensing Sub-committee is RECOMMENDED to adopt the following motion:

"Under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded for the consideration of the following item on the grounds that the report contains information defined as exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972".

The public interest in maintaining the exemption must outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.

(NB The exempt/confidential committee papers on the agenda will contain information which is commercially, legally or personally sensitive and should not be divulged to third parties. Members are reminded of standing order restrictions on the disclosure of exempt information and are invited to return their exempt documentation to the Local Democracy Officer at the conclusion of the meeting for shredding).

Agenda item and paragraph numbers:

4 - Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and Town Police Clauses Act 1847 - Consideration of Hackney Carriage Driver's Licence - Mr G

(Paragraphs 1, 2 & 3).

(Paragraph 1 relates to information of an individual, paragraph 2 relates to the identity of an individual and paragraph 3 relates to financial or business affairs of any particular person).

RESOLVED that under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded for the consideration of the following item on the grounds that the report contains information defined as exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Agenda item and paragraph numbers:

4 - Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - Consideration of Private Hire Driver's Licence - Mr G

(Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3)

Purpose

To consider the revocation of the hackney carriage driver's licence issued to Mr G pursuant to Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.

RECOMMENDED that hackney carriage driver's licence previously granted to Mr G be revoked by the Licensing Sub-committee pursuant to Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.

An exempt report is available for members of the Licensing Sub-committee only.

Mr G was in attendance.

The simplified hearing procedure was followed.

RESOLVED that the hackney carriage driver's licence previously granted to Mr G be immediately suspended from driving for four months by the Licensing Sub-committee pursuant to section 61, of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.