Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council House, Plymouth

Contact: Lynn Young  Email: lynn.young@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

37.

Appointment of Vice Chair

Members will be asked to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for this particular meeting.

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to appoint Councillor Carson as Vice Chair for this particular meeting.

38.

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.

39.

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.

40.

Exempt information

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.

Minutes:

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 1 Schedule 12a of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

41.

Review of a Hackney Carriage Driver's Licence and Private Hire Driver's Licence - AD

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on a Hackney Carriage driver’s licence and Private Hire driver’s review of licence status.

 

Minutes:

The Committee –

 

(a)

considered the report from the Director of Public Health;

 

(b)

heard from AD:

 

(c)

heard from AD’s representative;

 

(c)

took the above report and all that was said into consideration.

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into account, to revoke AD’s Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence and Private Hire Driver’s Licence under section 19(1)(b) of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975 as he is no longer considered to be a fit and proper person.

 

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