Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Note: In order for officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 19 December 2008.

To consider the proposed licence conditions for vehicles to be licensed as private hire vehicles from 1 April 2009.

To consider the proposed conditions to be attached to licences for operators of private hire vehicles from 1 April 2009.

To consider the proposed conditions to be attached to the 3 year dual licences to be granted for drivers of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehicles from 1 April 2009.

To consider proposals for the transfer of the hackney carriage licensing function of each existing authority into the new authority.

To consider proposed standard conditions to be attached to licences granted for sex shops from 1 April 2009.