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 S Bletsoe declared a personal interest in agenda item 9 Disciplinary Hearing - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver- as he had a small number of conversations around political matters through social media chat platforms with the person named in the agenda item.

Councillor MJ Kearn declared a prejudicial interest in agenda item 9 Disciplinary Hearing - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver as he was aware of an incident in relation to the named driver and he may also know the driver.  Councillor Kearn withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item.

Councillor S Bletsoe declared a personal interest in agenda item 9 Disciplinary Hearing - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver- as he had a small number of conversations around political matters through social media chat platforms with the person named in the agenda item.

Councillor MJ Kearn declared a prejudicial interest in agenda item 9 Disciplinary Hearing - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver as he was aware of an incident in relation to the named driver and he may also know the driver.  Councillor Kearn withdrew from the meeting during consideration of the item.

To receive for approval the Minutes of the 07/06/2022

The minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee A  were approved as a true and accurate record.

RESOLVED:                                  That the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee A of 7 June 2022 be approved as a true and accurate record.

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.

There were no urgent items.

There were no urgent items.

The reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they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.

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 was excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 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 item in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the item, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicant so mentioned.

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 was excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 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 item in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the item, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicant so mentioned.