Agenda and minutes

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 Councillor McWilliams substituting).

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub- Committee, held on Monday, 11 December 2023.

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

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Monday, 11 December 2023 be 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 34 years’ experience but that he had no ties in that capacity to the District of Tendring.

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 the consideration of Agenda Items 5 & 6, on the grounds that they involve 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 Davidson, seconded by Councillor Smith, 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 and 7 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 Monday, 11 December 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 Monday, 11 December 2023, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

RESOLVED that the named individual’s Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence application be granted in full.

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

RESOLVED that the Sub-Committee were in support of the 12 enforcement penalty points already imposed on the named individual’s driver’s licence and that no further action should be taken in relation to this matter.