Agenda and minutes

Reconvened Meeting, General Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 10th May, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe CW1 2BJ. View directions

Contact: Helen Davies Tel: 01270 685705 Email: helen.davies@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
67.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 67. To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence received.
68.	Declarations of Interest View the declarations of interest for item 68. View the background to item 68. To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda. Minutes: In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Alift Harewood declared that she had bumped into the applicant in the supermarket a few days earlier but this case had not been discussed.
69.	Exclusion of the Public and Press View the background to item 69. To consider passing a resolution under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public and press from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, pursuant to part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) of the Act. Minutes: RESOLVED- That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.
70.	Consideration of fitness to hold a Joint Hackney Carriage License/Private Hire Drivers Licence View the reasons why item 70. is restricted To consider the above report, meeting reconvened from 28 April 2022 Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding the renewal of a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence. The Sub-Committee was informed that the matter fell within the Council’s policy for determination by the Sub-Committee. Accordingly, the hearing had been convened to enable the Sub-Committee to determine whether the licence holder remained a fit and proper person to hold a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver Licence. The licence holder, a solicitor representing the licence holder and a Police Officer attended the hearing and made representations in respect of the case. After a full hearing, and in accordance with the rules of procedure, the Chairman of the Sub-Committee reported that, after taking account of all the evidence, the following course of action had been agreed. RESOLVED- Following a review of the joint hackney carriage drivers’ licence/private hire vehicle drivers’ licence, the Sub Committee was satisfied that the license holder remain a fit and proper person to hold a joint hackney carriage drivers’ licence/private hire vehicle drivers’ licence with Cheshire East Council at this time and that the application for a joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence be GRANTED.