Agenda and minutes

Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee B - Wednesday 10th November 2021 10.30 a.m.

Venue: Parkside Suite - Parkside. View directions

Contact: Pauline Ross 

Items
No. Item

1/21

Election of Chairman

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor A. D. Kriss be appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the meeting.

2/21

To receive apologies for absence and notification of substitutes

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

3/21

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.

4/21

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 item of business on the grounds that it involves 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

"

 

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 item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of 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                  Paragraphs

 

5/21                            1, 2 and 3”

 

5/21

Application for renewal of a licence to use a vehicle as a Hackney Carriage

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a renewal application made for exemption to the Council’s Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence Policy that restricts the age of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle licensed in the District to ten years of age from the date of first registration.

 

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 Taxi Licensing Handbook.

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, the applicant put forward his case in support of the application.  The applicant 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 renewal application be granted.