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.

None

To receive for approval the public Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee of 24^th August 2016 and 15^th November 2016.

RESOLVED:                        To receive for approval the Minutes of the following meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee:-

24   August 2016

    15 November 2016

The Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services, submitted a report which requested the Sub-Committee to consider an application to grant a licence for a Private Hire Vehicle.

The application was made by Mr P Clarke to licence a Dacia Logan MCV vehicle registration number CK66 VNU as a Private Hire Vehicle to seat 4 persons. The vehicle was pre-owned and was first registered at the DVLA on 31 October 2016.

The vehicle fell outside the Private Hire Vehicle Policy approved by the Licensing Committee due to the reason outlined in paragraph 4.4 of the report.

Members and Officers proceeded to inspect the vehicle which was situate in the Civic Offices basement car park, however, Councillors James and Johns did not take part in this process, and therefore could not take part in the subsequent consideration of the application.

Upon reconvening, the Team Manager – Licensing advised the Sub-Committee that there was 103 miles on the vehicles milometer.

Mr Clarke advised when questioned, that he purchased the vehicle from Swansea, and that the mileage of the vehicle was only based upon the collection of the vehicle.

He confirmed that he needed to purchase the vehicle so that he could expand his fleet due to customer needs.

Mr Clarke then responded to a couple of routine questions from Members, following which it was

RESOLVED:                      The Sub-Committee granted the application made by Mr Clarke to licence a Private Hire Vehicle, as they were satisfied that there was justifiable reason to depart from their Licensing Policy on this occasion due to the fact that the vehicle was new and therefore in exceptional condition.

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.

None

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.

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 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 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 so mentioned.     

To receive for approval the Exempt Minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee dated 15^th November 2016.