Regulation Committee - Friday 26 June 2009

Minutes of the meeting of the Regulation Committee - Friday 26 June 2009

Present at the meeting:

Councillor P Prescott (Chairman)
Councillor J Eccles-Churton
Councillor W Rotherham
Councillor G A Fairhurst
Councillor S C Barnes
Councillor Mrs J Hurst
Councillor Mrs J Beswick
Councillor Mrs Y Klieve
Councillor J S Birch
Councillor P A Liptrot
Councillor W Carney
Councillor Mrs J M Peet
Dr Councillor C M Cottam
Councillor W J Wilkes

Officers in attendance:

Peter Hibbert – Principal Officer, Licensing
Tony Tuffin – Licensing Officer
Pat Anderson – Licensing Solicitor
Diane Adshead – Committee Services Officer

10 Apologies for Absence: Councillor J Hilton.

11 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 29 May 2009 were approved as a correct record.

12 Exclusion of the public - section 100a Local Government Act 1972: Resolved: The public is excluded from the meeting when the Committee discusses the following items for the reasons set out below:-

Agenda Item No.	Title of Report	Minute No	Description of Exempt Information by reference to Paragraph Number in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
E1	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	15	1 (Information about any named person)
E2	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	16	1 (Information about any named person)
E3	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	17	1 (Information about any named person)
E4	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	18	1 (Information about any named person)
E5	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	19	1 (Information about any named person)
E6	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	20	1 (Information about any named person)
E7	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	21	1 (Information about any named person)
E8	Application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles	22	1 (Information about any named person)

13 Minutes of the Regulation (Ad Hoc) Committee: Resolved: The minutes of the meeting of the Regulation (Ad Hoc) Committee held on 28 May 2009 were approved as a correct record:-

Regulation (Ad Hoc) Committee 28 May 2009

Present at the Meeting:

Councillor J B Baldwin (In the Chair)
Councillor P Prescott
Councillor W J Wilkes

13.1 Exclusion of the public – Section 100a Local Government Act 1972: Resolved: The public is excluded from the meeting when the Committee discusses the following item for the reason set out below:

Agenda Item No	Title of Report	Minute No	Reason (under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)
E1	To hear a grievance appeal by an employee in the Environmental Services Department	13.2	1 (Information about any named person).

13.2 To hear a grievance appeal by an employee in the Environmental Services Department: The Head of People’s Services, Alison McKenzie-Folan, informed the Committee that an employee from the Environmental Services Department had submitted a grievance appeal. Management had submitted written and oral evidence to support their case. The appellant and his representative had submitted written and oral evidence to support their case.

During the appeal, management called two witnesses.

The Chairman adjourned the meeting to deliberate and reach a decision.

Resolved: The Committee supports the decision of Management and the appeal is dismissed.

Chairman

14 Minutes of the Regulation Sub Committee: Resolved: The minutes of the meeting of the Regulation Sub Committee held on12 June 2009 were approved as a correct record:-

Regulation Sub Committee 12 June 2009

Present at the meeting:

Councillor W Rotherham (in the chair)
Councillor P Liptrot
Councillor Mrs J M Peet

14.1 Exclusion of the public – Section 100a Local Government Act 1972: Resolved: The public is excluded from the meeting when the Sub Committee discusses the following items for the reasons set out below:

Agenda item No	Title of report	Minute No	Reason (under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)
E1	Private Hire Vehicle Licence - suspension	14.2	3 (Information about the financial or business affairs of any person or organisation, including the Council)

14.2 Private Hire Vehicle Licence - suspension: The Sub Committee considered a report which advised Members of a suspension of a private hire vehicle licence.

The applicant did not attend the meeting.

Resolved: The licence is revoked on the grounds that the vehicle is not fit to be licensed as a private hire vehicle as provided for in Section 60(1)(a) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. Furthermore, if any further application is made to licence the vehicle as a private hire or hackney carriage, that application should be brought before the Committee.

Following the hearing, it was discovered that between the date of the vehicle failing its test and the matter being placed before the Regulation Sub Committee, the licence had expired.

Chairman

15 Application for the grant of a licence to drive private hire vehicles GPB271161: The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services, Martin Kimber, which advised Members of an application for a licence to drive private hire vehicles.