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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea

Contact: Democratic Services - Tel: (01792) 636923 

Items
No. Item

12.

Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interest.

Minutes:

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

13.

Minutes: pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved that the Minutes of the General Licensing Committee held on 9 May 2019 and 10 May 2019 be agreed as a correct record.

14.

Review of Suitability Guidance for Applicants and Licensees of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Trades. pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Licensing, Food & Safety Manager, sought Members consideration of the introduction of a new guidance to assist in determining the suitability of taxi and private hire applicants and licence holders by the City & County of Swansea.

 

She detailed the background, consultation, result of consultation, conclusion and proposal.

 

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

 

Resolved that the Introduction of the new “Guidance on determining the suitability of applicants and licensees in the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Trades” be agreed and take effect from 1 August 2019.

 

 

 

15.

Exclusion of the Public. pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Minutes:

The Committee was requested to exclude the public from the meeting during the consideration of the items of business identified in the recommendations to the report on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007, relevant to the item of business as set out in the report.

 

The Committee considered the Public Interest Test in deciding to exclude the public from the meeting for the items of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant, as set out in the report.

 

Resolved that the public be excluded for the following items of business.

 

(Closed Session)

 

16.

Town Police Clauses Act 1847 & Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - Application for the Grant of a Restricted Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Driver's Licence - PDO.

Minutes:

The Licensing, Food & Safety Manager, detailed the background in respect of PDO.

 

PDO explained the circumstances relating to the convictions and answered Members questions.

 

Resolved that PDO’s application for a Restricted Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence be approved.

 

17.

Immediate Action Update.

Minutes:

The actions taken by Officers were noted.