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

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

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2017.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2017.

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.

The Committee were advised that there had been one appeal case since the last meeting where the Committee’s decision had been upheld by the Magistrate’s Court.  Another appeal is due to be heard in the Magistrate’s Court on 25 July and an update will be provided at the next meeting.

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence Fees.

The Committee –

The Committee noted that they had not had any significant representations from operators or other private hire drivers and considered that the fees represented a fair and reasonable rate of licence to be paid.

Agreed the approval of the new fee structure as set out in the Fees Table (set out in Appendix I of the report) to commence on the 1 August 2017.

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on the Proposal for a Hackney Carriage Table of Fares increase.

The Committee -

The Committee considered that the proposed Table of Fares were fair and set at a reasonable limit to support the trade however considered that the extra charge for fuel should not be reduced to the proposed figure of £1.30 but should remain at the current figure of £1.40 as fuel prices were low and stable at the present time.

Agreed –

(Note: Councillors Foster and Kelly voted against the change to the proposed fuel charge in recommendation (1))

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and 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 and 3 of Part I 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 15 June 2017.

Agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2017.

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on an application for the grant of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.

The Committee –

The Committee considered that they had insufficient information to be able to reach a decision on this application and therefore agreed that the application would be adjourned for AIM to seek references from his current and previous employer and to bring these back to a committee meeting within three months at which time his application will be considered.