Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House, Plymouth
Contact: Democratic Advisor Email: democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk
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Appointment of Vice-Chair The Committee will appoint a Vice-Chair for the remainder of the municipal year 2019/20.
Minutes: Agreed that Councillor Derrick is appointed as Vice-Chair of this Committee for the remainder of the municipal year 2019/20. |
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Declarations of Interest Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made by Councillors in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2019. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2019 are a correct record.
Councillor Rennie referred to minute 48 and raised the issue of setting a time period for an applicant to re-apply for either a Private Hire or Hackney Carriage driver’s licence.
The Senior Lawyer advised that applicants were not advised when they could re-apply for a licence, as this was up to the individual.
Councillor Rennie suggested that as part of the training programme, it should be made explicitly clear that the Committee cannot give a guarantee of when a licence would be granted.
The Legal Officer undertook to review this part of the training programme. |
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Chair's Urgent Business To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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Appeal Cases The Committee will be provided with the results of the judgement on appeal cases that went to Court. Minutes: The Committee was advised that currently there was one appeal case outstanding. This had been due at the Crown Court on 29 November 2019 but as the court could not secure two magistrates to sit with the judge (which was a statutory requirement) this had been relisted in the Crown Court for 28 February 2020. |
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Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fees PDF 318 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Rachael Hind (Licensing Service Manager) presented the report on the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence Fees which highlighted the following key areas –
The key areas of questioning from Members related to -
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Exempt Information To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: Agreed that under Section 100(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
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Confidential Minutes To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2019. Minutes: The Committee agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2019 are a correct record. |