Agenda for Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee A on Wednesday 18th July 2018, 10.30 a.m.

Agenda and minutes

Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee A - Wednesday 18th July 2018 10.30 a.m.

Venue: Room 54 - Training - Parkside. View directions

Contact: Pauline Ross 

Items
No. Item

4/18

Apologies

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received.

5/18

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 received.

 

6/18

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

1, 2 and 3

5

1, 2 and 3

 

6

1, 2 and 3

 

7

1, 2 and 3

 

8

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 in the public interest to do so:-

 

Minute No’s              Paragraphs

4/18                            1, 2 and 3

5/18                            1, 2 and 3

6/18                            1, 2 and 3

7/18                            1, 2 and 3

8/18                            1, 2 and 3

9/18                            1, 2 and 3“

           

 

 

7/18

Application for the grant of a licence to use a vehicle as a Hackney Carriage

Minutes:

Prior to the commencement of the Hearing, the Democratic Services Officer had informed the Sub-Committee that the application had been withdrawn by the applicant.

8/18

Application for the grant of a licence to use a vehicle as a Hackney Carriage

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application for the grant of a licence to use a vehicle as a Hackney Carriage that fell outside of the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Handbook which restricted 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 windows of the vehicle.

 

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

 

RESOLVED that the application be granted.

9/18

Application for the grant of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

 

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 Guidance Relating to the Relevance of Convictions and Cautions.

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision.  Upon its return it was

 

RESOLVED that the application be granted.

10/18

Application for the grant of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

 

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 Guidance Relating to the Relevance of Convictions and Cautions.

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision.  Upon its return it was

 

RESOLVED that the application be granted.

11/18

Review of a Private Hire Driver's Licence

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered matters in relation to a holder of a Private Hire Vehicle driver’s licence in light of information received by officers from Worcestershire Regulatory Services.

 

The Licensing Office, Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS), outlined the details of the matter, together with the reasons why this had been brought before a Hearing of the Sub-Committee. 

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, the driver put forward his case and answered a number of questions from Members of the Sub-Committee and the Council’s Legal Advisor.

 

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision.  Upon its return it was

 

RESOLVED that the Private Hire Vehicle driver’s licence be suspended and that the driver note the requirement placed upon him by Sub-Committee Members.

12/18

Application for the grant of a licence to drive Private Hire Vehicles

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

 

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 Guidance Relating to the Relevance of Convictions and Cautions.

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, the applicant put forward his case and answered a number of questions from Members of the Sub-Committee and the Council’s Legal Advisor.

 

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision.  Upon its return it was

 

RESOLVED that the application be granted.