Agenda and minutes

Registration and Licensing Committee - Monday, 28th October, 2019 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room 1/2 - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions

Contact: Nicola Headon  Committee/Member Admin Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 57 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 September, 2019 were approved.

2.

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:

RESOLVED:

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 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

 

 

 

3.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence - Case 1

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence, as detailed in the private circulated report.

 

The applicant attended the meeting.

 

  RESOLVED:

That the application for the grant of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence, be refused.

 

4.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licensing - Case 2

Minutes:

Members received an updated on the revocation of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence, as detailed in the private circulated report.

 

 RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

 

5.

Urgent Items

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

Because of the need to deal now with the matter contained in Minute Numbers 6 below, the Chairperson agreed that these could be raised at today’s meeting as an urgent item pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Reason

 

Due to the urgent need to determine whether the driver remained a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

6.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver - Case 3

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider whether an existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver remained a fit and proper person to hold a licence, as detailed in the private circulated report.

 

The applicant attended the meeting.

 

  RESOLVED:

That the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver be suspended for a period of two weeks and a warning be issued by the Licensing Manager about the likely consequences for any future indiscretions.