Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the municipal year

Cllr J Cairney was elected Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the municipal year 2021-2022

To elect a Vice Chairman for the municipal year

Cllr Mrs E Slade was elected Vice Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the municipal year 2021-2022

Members to note the Hybrid Meetings Protocol

The Committee had before it, and NOTED, the *Hybrid meeting protocol.

Note: *Protocol previously circulated and attached to the minutes

To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of Substitute Members (if any).

Apologies were received from Cllrs R J Chesterton, D R Coren, S J Penny and L D Taylor who was substituted by Cllr L J Cruwys

Councillors are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including the type of interest, and reason for that interest, either at this stage of the meeting or as soon as they become aware of that interest.

Cllr J Cairney declared a personal interest as he was a current licence holder

To receive any questions relating to items on the Agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.

There were no members of the public present

Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 15^th October 2020

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15th October 2020 were approved as a true record and were duly SIGNED by the Chairman

To receive a verbal update from the Specialist Lead Licensing Officer

The Specialist Lead Licensing Officer provided a verbal update on the Regulatory Service which included:

·         The Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy was due to be reviewed this year and this follows on from the Department for Transports Statutory taxi and private hire vehicle standards that were issued last year

·         The team were currently working on a review of the hackney carriage tariff which would be presented to Cabinet for approval

·         A summary of the enforcement action taken over the last year, including the number of hearings held via Regulatory Sub-Committees

·         4 Hackney Carriage licences had been revoked in 2020 and 10 had been suspended