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Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

48.

Declarations of Interest

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters under consideration.

Minutes:

None.

49.

Confirmation of minutes pdf icon PDF 125 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 22 February 2022.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on the 22 February 2022 were approved as a correct record.

50.

Exclusion of the public and press

In accordance with Paragraph 11 of the Access to Information Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, the Chief Executive has determined that the report submitted under item 5 of this agenda is “Not for Publication” because it contains “exempt information”, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

 If the Committee agrees that the public and press should be excluded for this item, it will need to pass the following resolution:

 

 “That the public and press be excluded from the meeting whilst agenda item 5 be considered, as it refers to exempt information as defined in category 1 (information relating to any individual) of Part 1 of Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act, 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Variation Order 2006 and, that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information”.

Minutes:

In accordance with Paragraph 11 of the Access to Information Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, the Chief Executive had determined that the reports submitted under item 5 of this agenda were “Not for Publication” because they contained “exempt information”, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

The Committee passed the following resolution: “That the public and press be excluded from the meeting whilst agenda item 5 was being considered, as it referred to exempt information as defined in category 1 (information relating to any individual) of Part 1 of Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Variation Order 2006 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

51.

Application for the grant of a Wyre dual driver's licence

Report of the Corporate Director Environment.

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Environment submitted a report to provide members of the Licensing Committee with information to assist them in their decision making process at the hearing.

 

The applicant and their solicitor were both present at the hearing.

 

The Senior Licensing Officer introduced the report.

 

The applicant’s solicitor spoke on behalf of the applicant to the committee, stating the reasons for the application to hold a Wyre dual driver’s license, and referred to the applicant’s history with the committee.

 

Members of the committee asked questions of the applicant, which he answered.

 

Following questions, the applicant, their solicitor, the Senior Licensing Officer and the Senior Licensing Enforcement Officer left the room whilst the committee members considered the decision in closed session.

 

In reaching its decision the committee had regard to:

1.    Sections 51(1)(a), 53(1)(a),(b) and 59(1)(a) of Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

2.    The Wyre Council Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy on Convictions (Sections 3.1, 6.1 and 7) and other relevant matters

 

The applicant and his solicitor, the Senior Licensing Officer and the Senior Licensing Enforcement Officer were brought back into the room and the Licensing Committee reconvened and the Chair announced the committee’s decision.

 

Decision

 

The committee resolved not to grant a three year dual driver’s licence.

 

Reasons for the decision

 

Due to the applicant’s history with the committee and insufficient evidence to the contrary, the committee found they could not be satisfied that the applicant was a fit and proper person to hold a Wyre dual driver’s licence.

 

Full reasons for the decision would be sent to the driver.

 

 

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