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

An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Councillor Codling (with no substitution).

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub- Committee, held on Wednesday 16 August 2023.

It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests of Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Councillor Smith (Vice-Chairman) declared for the public record that he was a London Taxi driver of 33 years’ experience but that he had no ties in that capacity to the District of Tendring.

The Litigation Lawyer informed the Sub-Committee and declared for the public record that she personally knew the individual referred to in report B.2. She stated that in the interest of probity she would recuse herself from this matter and that therefore any legal advice that the Sub-Committee might require in this matter would instead be provided by the Executive Projects Manager (Governance).

The Sub-Committee is requested to consider passing the following resolution:-

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

It was moved by Councillor A Cossens, seconded by Councillor Davidson, and:-

RESOLVED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on 16 August 2023.

It was moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor A Cossens and:-

RESOLVED that the Exempt Minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Wednesday, 16 August 2023, be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the Grant of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence where the applicant has declared certain motoring offence(s).

RESOLVED – that the named individual’s licence be re-instated in full subject to the receipt of a satisfactory DVLA check and Group 2 medical examination report.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the Grant of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence where the applicant has declared certain motoring offence(s).

RESOLVED – that the named individual’s Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted for one year.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the Grant of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence where the applicant has declared certain motoring offence(s).

RESOLVED – that the named individual’s Hackey Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted for one year with 6 points imposed under the Taxi Policy Enforcement Penalty Point System.