Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

2.

Items of Urgent Business

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

3.

Declarations of Interest

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

 

These declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

4.

Application to depart from Licensing Conditions and Procedures in respect of a roof storage box

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Hearing and stated the purpose of the Hearing was to consider an application to depart from the Licensing Conditions and Procedures in respect of a roof storage box.  He introduced the Panel Members, Officers and Legal Advisor.

 

The Licence Holder was not present at the Hearing.  The Senior Licensing Officer reported that the Licence Holder had indicated that the Hearing could be held in his absence and he had submitted an email that he would like the Panel to consider.  The email was considered during presentation of the Senior Licensing Officer’s report.

5.

Procedure for Determining Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Licence applications and Disciplinary Hearings pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Minutes:

The Legal Advisor outlined the procedure which would be followed at the Hearing.

6.

Report of the Licensing Officer pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

At the request of the Chairman, the Senior Licensing Officer presented her report. 

 

An email had been submitted by the Licence Holder and this was provided to the Panel for consideration.

 

The Senior Licensing Officer responded to questions from the Panel.

7.

Licence Holders Case

Minutes:

The Licence Holder was not present at the Hearing.

8.

Summing Up - Licensing Officer

Minutes:

The Senior Licensing Officer summed up her case and requested that the Panel consider the contents of her report and the email which had been submitted by the Licence Holders, and dispose of the matter by either allowing the request or rejecting the request.

9.

Summing Up - The Licence Holder

Minutes:

The Licence Holder was not present at the Hearing.

10.

Outstanding Matters

Minutes:

The Legal Advisor informed the Panel that there were no outstanding matters.

11.

Decision

Minutes:

The Decision of the Panel was read out.