Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence.

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

There were no items of urgent business.

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 or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.”

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Chair welcomed everyone to the Hearing and stated that the purpose of the Hearing was to consider an application for a new Combined Drivers Licence.

The Chair explained that the Licence Holder was not present at the Hearing, but had indicated that they were happy for the application to be heard in their absence and had provided a statement explaining the issues set out in the report.

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

At the request of the Chair, the Licensing Officer presented the report and responded to questions.

The applicant was not present at the Hearing and the Licensing Officer read out a statement that they had submitted.

The Legal Advisor outlined the outstanding matters.

The Panel retired to make their decision in private, accompanied by the Legal Advisor and Democratic Services Officer.

All parties were called back into the room and the decision was read out.  A copy of the Decision Notice would be posted to the Applicant.