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

No apologies for absence were submitted on this occasion and therefore there were no substitutions. 

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub- Committee, held on Monday, 5 February 2024.

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, 5 February 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 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 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, by the Act.”

It was moved by Councillor Davidson, seconded by Councillor A Cossens, 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 and sign as a correct record, the exempt minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Monday, 5 February 2024.

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

RESOLVED that the Exempt Minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Monday, 5 February 2024, be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider a review of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence and Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence where the applicant has acquired more than 12 Enforcement Penalty Points.

RESOLVED that the Sub-Committee were in support of the 14 enforcement penalty points already imposed on the individuals Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence and that a 7-day suspension would be imposed, including the day of this Sub-Committee meeting.