Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That Councillor Carol Lacey be elected Chair for this meeting of the General Licensing Sub-Committee.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time. 

There were no declarations of interest.

Members confirmed receipt of the procedure to determine private hire vehicle matters.

To consider any other matter which the chair of the Sub-Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

There were no matters of urgency discussed at this meeting.

The Chair to Move:-

“That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006)”. 

RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following item(s) of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

To consider whether an applicant is ‘Fit and Proper’ to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

(Paragraph 1)

The applicant was present at the meeting and confirmed receipt of the report and procedure to be followed at the meeting.

The panel noted that this applicant’s case was deferred at the General Licensing Sub Committee meeting on 30 April 2024. He was referred to as Mr K R on that agenda.

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing). The purpose of the report was to consider if the applicant remains a ‘Fit and Proper’ person to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence with North East Derbyshire District Council.

RESOLVED – Grant the application.

To consider whether an applicant is ‘Fit and Proper’ to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

(Paragraph 1)

The applicant was present at the meeting and confirmed receipt of the report and procedure to be followed at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing). The purpose of the report was to consider if the applicant remains a ‘Fit and Proper’ person to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence with North East Derbyshire District Council.

The applicant submitted detailed evidence to the panel during the meeting which Members and officers had not been given notice of. The panel agreed to adjourn the meeting to allow Licensing officers time to research and clarify the evidence.

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned to reconvene on 25 June 2024.

The meeting reconvened at 3pm 25 June 2024. The same Members and officers were in attendance.

The applicant was present at the meeting and confirmed receipt of the report and procedure to be followed at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing). The purpose of the report was to consider if the applicant remains a ‘Fit and Proper’ person to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence with North East Derbyshire District Council.

RESOLVED – Grant the application, and grant the exemptions requested by the applicant in 2.3 of the report.

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Sub-Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

None.