Agenda and minutes

Venue: Floral Pavilion, Marine Promenade, New Brighton

Items
No. Item

62.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

Minutes:

In the absence of the Chair, it was –

 

Resolved – That Councillor S Williams be appointed Chair for this meeting.

63.

MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members of the Panel are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests, in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

 

Minutes:

Members of the Panel were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests, in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

 

No such declarations were made.

64.

EXEMPT INFORMATION - EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

The following items contain exempt information.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act. The Public Interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

 

Minutes:

Resolved - That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.  The Public Interest Test had been applied and favoured exclusion.

65.

PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LICENCE (LAT)

Minutes:

The Director of Law and Governance submitted a report for Members to consider whether Mr LAT should continue to hold a Private Hire Driver Licence.

 

Mr LAT attended the meeting and made representations.  Members questioned Mr LAT and considered other evidence provided.

 

Members considered carefully the representations made by Mr LAT.

 

In determining the matter Members also gave serious consideration to their overriding responsibility in respect of the protection and safety of the public.  The Panel applied the principle of proportionality enshrined within the Human Rights Act 1998 and considered that in seeking to ensure the legitimate aim of the protection and safety of the public, a revocation of the licence with immediate effect was justified in the circumstances.

 

Resolved – That, in the interests of public safety, Mr LAT’s Private Hire Driver Licence be revoked with immediate effect.