To receive apologies for non-attendance submitted by Committee Members.

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 03 November 2022.

There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The Committee will be provided with the results of the judgement on appeal cases that went to Court.

There had been 1 appeal case since the last Committee meeting. The appeal had been dismissed.

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 paragraphs 1, 2 & 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Committee agreed to pass a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involved 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.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 03 November 2022.

The Committe agreed the confidential minutes of 3 November 2022 as a correct record.

The Committee having:

·         considered the report from the Director of Public Health;

·         heard from the applicant and heard the responses to questions raised;

·         taken the following into account:

·         the law, policy and factual information contained in the report;

·         all that was said by the applicant;

·         asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable  person to be driven in a vehicle driven by the applicant. The answer to that question was no.

The Committee agreed to revoke the licence as the applicant was not considered to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

(Please note, there is a confidential part to this minute)