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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: None to
note |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were received
from any members present. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: None to note |
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC The
Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting
during the discussion on the following items due to the likely disclosure of
exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule 12A of the
Local Government Act 1972. This paragraph should apply because the individuals
in question are entitled to privacy and there is no overriding public interest
that requires the disclosure of personal information relating to those
individuals, nor their identity. Consequently, the public interest in
maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the
information. Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude
the press and public from
the meeting during the discussion on the following items due to the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 12 and 13,
Part 4, Schedule 12 A, of the Local Government Act 1972. These paragraphs applied as the individuals in
question were entitled to privacy and there was no overriding public interest that required
the disclosure of personal
information relating to those
individuals, nor their identities. Consequently, the
public interest in maintaining
the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the
information. |
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APPLICATION FOR A HACKNEY/PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE To consider
an application by Mr A (separate
copy for sub-committee members only) Minutes: a) The Licensing
Manager presented the written report on the application received from Mr A. for
a new hackney/private hire driver’s licence. b) It was reiterated that a statement of convictions had been submitted and
the statement noted that the applicant had a conviction that was relevant to
licensing taxi drivers. The Committee
was asked to consider the application in accordance with the DBS record, and in
accordance with the guidelines on relevant crimes and convictions. c) The applicant was invited to expand on his application. He expanded on
the background to his conviction and he highlighted his wish to get work in
order to support his family. He also
noted that he had received a message from a local company offering him work if
the licence was approved. ch) Supporting Mr A's application was a support
worker and it was confirmed that he had known the applicant for several
years. He noted that the applicant was
an honest person who had been seeking work for over five years to support his
family. It was confirmed that the
applicant had received an offer of work by a local company if the licence was
approved. d) The applicant and the support worker withdrew
from the room while the Sub-committee members discussed the application. dd)
The Sub-committee accepted the
information recorded in the DBS statement as a correct description of the
events. The Sub-committee was reminded,
in accordance with section 59 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1976, that a licence cannot be issued unless they were
satisfied that the applicant was a fit and proper person to hold a licence. e) In reaching their decision, the Sub-committee had considered the following
factors: ·
the requirements of the
'Gwynedd Council's Licensing Policy for Hackney Carriages and Private
Hire' ·
the applicant's application
form ·
the Licensing Department's
report along with the DBS statement ·
verbal observations by the
applicant and the support worker ·
that the applicant had
previous convictions : - the offence, although it involved violence, had occurred over three years
ago and therefore did not merit an automatic ban under paragraph 6.5 of the
Council's policy. - the six months driving ban. When
discussing paragraph 12.9 of the Policy, the Sub-committee considered that the
brief driving ban that expired over a year ago was not a sufficient reason to
not give the applicant a licence. RESOLVED that the applicant was a fit and
proper person to be issued with a hackney vehicle/private hire driver's licence
and Mr A's application for a hackney vehicle/private hire licence was granted. |