Agenda for Licensing Committee on Monday 21st January 2008, 6.00 p.m.

Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Monday 21st January 2008 6.00 p.m.

Venue: The Council House, Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove. View directions

Contact: Andy Jessop  Debbie Parker-Jones

Items
No. Item

18.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R. J. Deeming and M. J. A. Webb.

19.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held in public session on 29th October 2007, were submitted.

 

RESOLVED that the minutes be approved as a correct record.

20.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received.

21.

Hackney Carriage Fares - Annual Review pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Principal Licensing  Officer on this matter. In addition, members were advised of the contents of a letter from the Bromsgrove Taxi Owners Association drawing attention to the fact that, as fuel charges had increased over the past few months, and that duty on fuel was due to rise again in April, their preferred view was that fares be reviewed again at a later date rather than the present time.

 

Members were advised that such a review could be carried out at any time, whereupon it was

 

RESOLVED that no increase to the fares currently charged to passengers be levied at the present time.

22.

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 paragraph of that part, in each case, being as set out below, and that it is in the public interest to do so:-

 

Item No.

Paragraph(s)

 

7

8

9

1,2 and 3

1,2 and 3

1,2 and 3”

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, under Section 100 1 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 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraphs of that part being as set out below, and that it was in the public interest to do so;-               

 

            Minute No.                                          Paragraphs

               23/07                                               1, 2 and 3

                24/07                                              1, 2 and 3

                25/07                                              1, 2 and 3       

23.

Confidential Minutes

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held in private

 session on 29th October 2007, were submitted.

 

RESOLVED that the minutes be approved as a correct record.

24.

Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be approved.

25.

Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be approved.