Agenda and minutes

Registration and Licensing Committee - Monday, 15th April, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Multi Location Microsoft Teams/Rooms A/B Neath Civic Centre

Contact: Sarah McCluskie  Committee/Member Admin Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Chairpersons Announcements

Minutes:

The Chair Cllr A. Richards welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following member made a Declaration of Interest at the commencement of the meeting.

 

Cllr A Lodwig

Agenda item 4 – Hackney Carriage Fare Increase – as he is a taxi driver and felt he had a prejudicial interest and left for that item only.

 

3.

Minutes of the Previous Meetings 30th October 2023 (amended version) and the 19th February 2024 pdf icon PDF 12 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Officers explained that the minutes of the 30th October 2023 were included in the agenda pack again as an administrative error had been identified in the original copy which the committee had previously agreed.

 

The errors were as follows: 

 

·       That the Senior Legal Regulatory Officer introduced the report not the Licensing Manager

 

·       That the driver did attend the meeting.

 

·       That the licence was revoked not refused. 

 

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the previous meetings held on the 30th of October 2023 – amended version and the 19th of February 2024 be approved as a true and accurate record.

 

 

4.

Hackney Carriage Fare Increase pdf icon PDF 221 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor A Lodwig reaffirmed his interest and left the meeting for the item only.

 

RESOLVED

That the Hackney Carriage Fare Increase be noted and commended to the Cabinet for approval.

 

 

 

5.

Urgent Items

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Minutes:

No urgent items were received.

6.

Access to Meetings

That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) 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 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED

That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) 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  of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.

 

 

 

7.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licensing - Case 1

Minutes:

RESOLVED

That information contained within the private circulated report be noted.