Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor Milne be elected Chairman of the Regulatory Sub-Committee for this meeting only.

Councillor Milne took the Chair for the remainder of the meeting.

Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any time during the course of the meeting.

None.

The following Item will be dealt with in accordance with the Principles of Natural Justice adopted by the Council, a copy of which is attached to this agenda.

Note 1

This regulatory authority will only allow regulatory decisions to be taken by a minimum of three Councillors.  In the event of one member being unable to attend, their place will be substituted by another member.  In the event of this substitution taking place all parties will be informed of the change of membership at the beginning of the hearing.

The Chairman welcomed all present to the meeting. The Principles of Natural Justice were followed.

To resolve that under Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the Public Document Pack grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting  for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 – Information relating to an individual.

The Legal Advisor asked Members whether they would like to hear the case in the absence of the applicant, or whether they were going to defer.

Members adjourned the meeting at 1326 to deliberate in private.

The hearing was reconvened at 1341.

Councillor Milne confirmed a deferral of the hearing as, given the circumstances outlined in the Committee agenda, the Panel felt they needed to hear from the applicant in order to be able to determine whether or not the applicant was a “fit and proper person” to be granted a Combined Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence.  It was decided therefore by Members that a further opportunity for the applicant to come and state his case would be given, and that the hearing should be deferred.

The hearing was deferred to the next available date.