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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: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting. He highlighted that the
decision would be made in accordance with Gwynedd Council's licensing
policy. It was noted that the purpose of
the policy was to set guidelines for the criteria when considering the
applicant's application and the aim was to protect the public by ensuring that: • A person is a fit and proper person • The person does not pose a threat to the public • That the public are safeguarded from dishonest persons • The safeguarding of children and young people • The safeguarding of vulnerable persons • The public have confidence in their use of licensed vehicles. The Licensing Officer presented the written report on the application
received from Mr A for a hackney/private hire driver’s licence. The
Sub-committee was requested to consider the application in accordance with the
DBS record, and the guidelines on relevant criminal offences and convictions. The applicant was invited to expand on the application and provide
information about the background of the offences. He noted that he no longer owned a gun and
did not have a gun licence. He highlighted that a local company had offered him
a job if his application was successful. The applicant withdrew
from the room whilst the Sub-committee members discussed the application. RESOLVED that the
applicant was a fit and proper person to be issued with a hackney
vehicle/private hire driver's licence from Gwynedd Council. In reaching their decision, the Sub-committee considered the following: • the requirements of the 'Gwynedd Council's
Licensing Policy for Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles' • the applicant's application form • verbal observations presented by the applicant
during the hearing • the Licensing Department's report along with the
DBS statement disclosing convictions. Specific consideration was given to the following matters. The applicant had received a conviction from Caernarfon Magistrates Court
(April 1999) on two offences regarding a gun, contrary to the Firearms Act
1968. For
these offences he was sentenced to a period in a young offenders' institution. The applicant
received a conviction from Manchester Magistrates' Court (September 2001) for
criminal damage contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971. He was given a fine of £100.00 and an order
to pay costs and damages.
Paragraph
4.5 of the Council policy was considered which stated that the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2002 allowed the
Sub-committee to take into account all convictions recorded against an
applicant, whether spent or otherwise under the 1974 Act. Paragraph 6.4 of the policy states that an application will normally be refused where the applicant has a ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |