To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from

Members/Officers.

Apologies for absence were received from the following Members for the reasons so given:-

Councillor R D Jenkins – Holiday

Councillor E Venables - Holiday

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

Councillor P James declared a prejudicial interest in Agenda item 7., Application for Renewal of Licence as the applicant was well known to her.

To receive for approval the public Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committees held on 21 April 2015, 9 June 2015 and 7 July 2015.

RESOLVED:                       That the Minutes of the following meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee be approved as a true and accurate record:-

                                            Special meeting – 21 April 2015

                                            Ordinary meeting – 9 June 2015

                                            Ordinary meeting – 7 July 2015

The Assistant Chief Executive – Legal and Regulatory Services submitted a report which requested the Sub-Committee to consider an application to grant a Licence for a Private Hire Vehicle.

Mr John Anderson was in attendance in support of the application.  

The Senior Licensing and Registration Assistant advised that application had been made by Kindertons Ltd to licence a Skoda Superb vehicle registration number WK15YJG as a Private Hire Vehicle to seat 4 persons.

The vehicle was leased from GE Capital and was first registered at the DVLA on 31 May 2015. The applicant had stated that the vehicle had no miles on the clock at the time of application on 14 July 2015, and was being submitted for consideration under the Council’s Private Hire Vehicle Policy.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting following which Members and Officers proceeded to inspect the vehicle which was situate in the basement car park.

Upon reconvening the meeting, the Senior Licensing and Registration Officer confirmed that the current mileage of the vehicle was 358 miles.

She advised that the vehicle departed from the Council’s Licensing Policy for the reasons detailed in Paragraph 4.4 of the report.

Mr Anderson and Officers then retired from the meeting in order that The Sub-Committee could consider the application further, and upon their return, it was

RESOLVED:                         The Sub-Committee considered the application made by Kindertons Ltd to licence Vehicle Registration WK15YJG as a Private Hire Vehicle.

                                              The Sub-Committee had also noted Paragraph 21 of its Licensing Policy and that the vehicle fell outside the terms of the Policy as it had been longer than 14 days since its first registration.

                                              The Sub-Committee having inspected the vehicle, were happy to grant the application to licence this as a Private Hire Vehicle under Paragraph 2.2.5 of the Policy due to the exceptional condition of both the interior and exterior of the vehicle, as well as the exceptional standards of safety and passenger comfort.

The minutes and report relating to the following items are not for publication as they

contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

            Exclusion of the Public

RESOLVED:               That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

                        Following the application of the public interest test it was resolved that pursuant to the Act referred to above, to consider the following items in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the items, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicants.

To receive for approval the exempt Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Sub-

Committees held on 9 June 2015 and 7 July 2015.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

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