Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That Councillor H Liggett 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 taxi and private hire 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 Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006. 

v    To consider an exception to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy – Mr C – Alfreton 

(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 Report No LTL/09/21-22 of the Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing). The purpose of the report was to consider an exception to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy for a Private Hire Vehicle License in respect of Mr C.

Mr C explained the circumstances as to why he had requested an exemption to the Policy.

Members of the Sub-Committee, the Sub-Committee’s Legal Advisor, and the clerk remained in the Chamber whilst the Sub-Committee reached its decision.

All parties were then re-admitted to the Chamber and advised of the Sub-Committee’s decision.

RESOLVED – That the decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee (in exercise of its powers delegated by North East Derbyshire District Council as a Licensing Authority) was to:

GRANT the vehicle license subject to a VOSA test.

v    To consider whether an applicant is “Fit and Proper” to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence – Mr I - Sheffield

 (Paragraph 1)

Mr I was not present at the meeting. The Sub-Committee agreed to determine the application in Mr I’s absence.

The Sub-Committee considered report No LTL/10/21-22 of the Environmental Health Team Manager. The purpose of the report was to consider whether an applicant was a ‘fit and proper’ person to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle License with North East Derbyshire District Council.

RESOLVED – That the decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee (in exercise of its powers delegated by North East Derbyshire District Council as a Licensing Authority) was to:

REFUSE the License.

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.