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Access to Meetings That
pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the
public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the
likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of
Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act. Minutes:
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Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence - Case 1 Minutes: The
Committee was asked to consider the undermentioned application for the grant of
a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence, where the applicant has
incurred convictions. The
Applicant was present at the meeting to disclose the details of the
convictions.
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Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licensing - Case 2 Minutes: Members
received information about the lifting of a suspension of a Hackney Carriage and
Private Hire Driver Licence following additional information being received
from the driver’s doctor. It
was noted that the driver’s Hackney Carriage Licence was suspended immediately
in the interests of public safety until further medication information had been
received.
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Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licensing - Case 3 Minutes: Members
were updated on the outcome of an appeal against the decision to revoke a
driver’s hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. It
was noted that the appeal to Magistrates Court was dismissed but a further
appeal to Crown Court has been lodged.
Officers agreed to keep Members updated on the outcome.
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Explosive Regulations 2014 - Delegated Authority PDF 83 KB Minutes:
Members
received an overview of the Explosive Regulations 2014 – Delegated Authority
Report. Officers
explained that The Explosive Regulations 2014 allows the Local Authority to
issue licences for a maximum period of 5 years and have received requests from
existing operators for the new licences.
As a result officer delegated powers needed updating. Members
asked the following questions: ·
Was there any specific storage criteria used when storing explosives? Officers explained that there are a variety of
containers used by operators that comply with the regulations and Officers
check the storage facilities as part of their inspection prior to issuing the
licence. ·
Would the inspections continue on an annual basis if the licence was
changing to 5 yearly? Officers confirmed that the inspections would
continue on an annual basis and that Members would receive the data confirming
this information contained within the Annual Report to the Registration and
Licensing Committee. An
amendment to the recommendations was proposed and supported as follows:
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