Agenda and minutes

To elect a Vice-Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the remainder of the 2019/20 Municipal Year.

It was moved by Councillor Henderson, seconded by Councillor Casey and:

RESOLVED – That Councillor Skeels be elected Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the 2019/20 Municipal Year.

The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

There were none.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub- Committee, held on 9 September 2019.

The minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2019, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Councillor Henderson declared an interest in that she did use taxi companies in Harwich, but that she was not related to any of the drivers.

To inform the Sub-Committee of the number of drivers, vehicles and operators licensed with this Authority as at 29 November 2019.

The Sub-Committee noted the contents of a report (A.1) on the number of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire drivers, vehicles and operators, licensed by the Council as at 29 November 2019, which was submitted for information only.

To pass the following resolution:-

“That under Schedule 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business to be considered below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act:

(a)        Exempt minutes of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2019.

(b)        Report of Corporate Director (Operational Services)

            B.1 – Applications for the Grant of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers’   Licences”.

It was moved and seconded, and:-

RESOLVED – That under Schedule 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business to be considered below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act:

(a)        Exempt minutes of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2019.

(b)        B.1 – Applications for the grant, renewal and review of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers’ Licences.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2019.

The exempt minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 9 September 2019, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider applications for the Grant and Renewal of Hackney Carriage Drivers’ Licences and to Review a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers’ Licence where the applicants have disclosed offences.

The Sub-Committee reviewed named individual’s applications for the grant, renewal and review of Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licences. The Sub-Committee’s resolutions are detailed in the exempt minute of this meeting.