Agenda for Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Regulatory Sub-Committee on Wednesday, 17th July, 2024, 2.00 p.m.

Agenda and minutes

Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Regulatory Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 17th July, 2024 2.00 p.m.

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chairman View the background to item 1. View the decision for item 1. Minutes: The Democratic Services & Scrutiny Officer invited nominations for the election of Chairman of the Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Regulatory Sub-Committee for this meeting only.
2.	Disclosures of Interests from Members To receive disclosures of interests from Members (i.e. the existence and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this agenda). Minutes: No disclosures were received.
3.	Exclusion of Press and Public View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. To consider passing the following resolution: “That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that the item involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act. Exemption Category: 2 Reason for Exemption: the report contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual. Public Interest Test: The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public Minutes: Considered – A proposed resolution to exclude members of the public from the meeting.
4.	Application to review the fit and proper person status in relation to a Private Hire Operator's licence View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Minutes: The licence holder did not attend the hearing, and as they had offered no explanation for their absence the Sub-Committee agreed to consider the case in his absence. The Chairman read the out the procedure to all attendees. The Environmental Health Manager presented his report. The Committee put questions to the Environmental Health Manager. The sub-committee retired from the meeting at 14:20pm to consider their decision. The sub-committee reconvened the meeting at 15:18pm. The Chairman, Cllr. Nick Chapman announced the decision.