To receive apologies for absence from Members.   

Apologies for absence were received from the following Members

Councillor E Venables

Councillor R Jenkins

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 Licensing Sub-Committee of 15 March 2016, 17 March 2016 and 12 April 2016

RESOLVED:     That the minutes of meetings of the Licensing Sub Committee held on 15 March 2016, 17 March 2016 and 12 April 2016 were approved as a true and accurate record of the meetings.

The Team Manager Licensing submitted a report regarding an application by Mr William Crole to licence a Vauxhall Insignia CFI Ecoflex 2.0L Diesel 5 door hatchback vehicle registration number DS14 VML as a private hire vehicle to seat 4 persons.  The vehicle was preowned and was first registered at the DVLA on 31 May 2014

The application fell outside the Private Hire Vehicle Policy approved by the Licensing Committee.  Upon inspection of the vehicle the mileage was confirmed at 32,566 miles. 

The applicant confirmed that if approved he intended to use the vehicle under an umbrella company for executive travel

RESOLVED:             The Sub-Committee considered the application and inspected the vehicle.  The Sub-Committee considered the Councils policy on private hire vehicles and decided to grant on the basis that the vehicle is 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The minutes and reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they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 contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 of Part 4 and 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 Licensing Sub-Committee of 15 March 2016 and 12 April 2016