Agenda and minutes

Licensing and Enforcement Sub Committee - Wednesday, 25th October, 2023 9.30 am

Venue: Axe Room, Blackdown House, Honiton

Contact: Sarah Jenkins  01395 517406 email  sjenkins@eastdevon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

23.

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 23 August 2023 pdf icon PDF 174 KB

Minutes:

Cllr Olly Davey was appointed Vice-Chair for this meeting.

 

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 23 August 2023 were agreed as a true record.

24.

Declarations of interest

Guidance is available online to Councillors and co-opted members on making declarations of interest

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

25.

Matters of urgency

Information on matters of urgency is available online

 

Minutes:

There were no matters of urgency.

26.

Confidential/exempt items

To agree any items to be dealt with after the public (including the Press) have been excluded. Thereis one itemwhich officersrecommendshould be dealtwithin thisway.

 

Minutes:

There was one item which officers recommended should be dealt with in this way at minute 28.

27.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Vice Chair to move the following:

that under Section 100(A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public (including the press) be excluded from the meeting as exempt information, of the description set out on the agenda, is likely to be disclosed and on balance the public interest is in discussing this item in private session (Part B)”.

 

Part B

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That under Section 100(A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting as exempt information, of the description set out in the agenda, is likely to be disclosed and on balance the public interest is in discussing this item in private session (Part B).

28.

Hackney carriage driver suitability

Minutes:

The purpose of the meeting was to determine whether the driver named in the officer’s report is a fit and proper person to be licensed as a hackney carriage driver.

 

The driver was present at the meeting.

 

The Licensing Officer presented the report. 

 

There were no questions from Members or from the driver for the Licensing Officer.

 

The driver addressed the Sub Committee and explained the background to the matters set out in the officer’s report. 

 

The driver then answered questions from each of the Members.

 

The Chair advised the driver that the Sub Committee would retire to make its decision which would be notified in writing to the driver within five working days.

 

The Chair thanked everyone present for attending the meeting.