Agenda for Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee A on Wednesday 8th March 2017, 10.30 a.m.

Agenda and minutes

Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee A - Wednesday 8th March 2017 10.30 a.m.

Venue: Room 54 - Training - Parkside. View directions

Contact: Pauline Ross 

Items
No. Item

12/16

Apologies

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor P.L. Thomas.  In was noted that Councillor C. J. Spencer was present as the Reserve Member.

13/16

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

14/16

Local Government Act 1972

"RESOLVED: that under Section 100 I of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraphs of that part being as set out below, and that it is in the public interest to do so:-

 

Item No.

Paragraphs

 

4

5

1, 2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

 

“

 

Minutes:

“RESOLVED that under Section 100 I of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraphs of that part, being as set out below, and that it is the public interest to do so:-

 

Minute No.                Paragraphs

 12/16                         1, 2 and 3 

 13/16                     1, 2 and 3  “

15/16

Hackney Carriage Vehicle - Application for Licence

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application made for exemption to the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Handbook which restricts vehicles in the District with tinted windows that conceal the identity of passengers inside the vehicle.

 

The Technical Officer (Licensing), Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS) outlined the details of the application together with the reasons why the application had been brought before the Sub-Committee, detailing the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Handbook.

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, the applicant put forward his case in support of his application and answered a number of questions from Members of the Sub-Committee.

 

Sub-Committee Members inspected the vehicle to determine the level of tint on the rear windows of the vehicle.

 

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision, upon its return it was:

 

RESOLVED that the application be granted.

16/16

Review - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver's Licence

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee received a verbal update from the Council’s Legal Advisor with regards to this agenda item.

 

With the agreement of the Chairman and Licensing Sub-Committee Members it was 

 

RESOLVED that this agenda item be adjourned to a future meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee.