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

An apology for absence was given on behalf of Councillor Casey.  

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub- Committee, held on Tuesday, 9 July 2024.

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

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Tuesday, 9 July 2024 be approved as a correct record and be 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 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 Item 5 and 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, by the Act.”

It was moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor J Henderson, 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 and 6 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 an sign as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Tuesday, 9 July 2024.

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

RESOLVED that the Exempt Minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider a review of a Hackey Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence and Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence where the applicant has demonstrated unacceptable behaviour towards a member of staff and acquired more than 12 Enforcement Penalty Points for various licensed vehicles.

RESOLVED that the Sub-Committee impose 6 Enforcement Penalty Points for unacceptable behaviour and 4 Enforcement Penalty Points for not displaying the Taxi Licence Plate on the individual’s Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence as well as 4 Enforcement Penalty Points on the individual’s Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence for failure to display the Taxi Licence Plate, and that the individual concerned be informed that if they was to come back to the Sub-Committee within 3 years with those points still on the licences then a harsher action may be required.