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Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

50.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Turner, G Coates, J Jones, A Cooper and J Wade.

51.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 96 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 6th March 2024 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor T Clements and seconded by Councillor L Wood)

52.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

 

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

53.

REVIEW OF LICENSING ACTIVITY 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 106 KB

(Report of the Assistant Director, Growth and Regeneration)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report of the Assistant Director - Growth & Regeneration briefed the committee about the Licensing Team’s activity for the year 2023/2024.

 

 

Resolved

that the committee:

 

 

1.

noted the content of the report and note future work for 2024-2025.

 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor L Wood and seconded by Councillor R Kingstone)

 

The Chair thanked the Officers for their hard work over the past year. 

54.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2  of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public.

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public

 

Minutes:

That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public.

 

(Moved by J Wadrup and seconded by Councillor T Clements)

55.

Fitness of Individual to hold a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence

(Report of the Assistant Director, Growth and Regeneration)

 

Minutes:

Report of the Assistant Director, Growth and Regeneration to consider the fitness of individual to hold a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

 

Decision

 

The Committee resolved to revoke the individual’s licence to drive Hackney Carriage/Private Hire vehicles with Tamworth Borough Council, with immediate effect, as he is not a ‘fit and proper person’ to hold a licence. 

 

The decision was unanimous