To confirm the Minutes of the Licensing Applications Sub-Committee 3 meeting held on 31 July 2019.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 31 July 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

A report asking the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the variation of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence (SEV) made by LGL Entertainment Ltd on 18 June 2019.

The Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of this item to the next meeting, at the request of the applicant.

At this point, the following motion will be moved by the Chair:

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following items on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act”

Resolved –

          That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of Item 10 below as it was likely that there would be disclosures of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 5 specified in Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report asking the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the grant of a three-year private hire vehicle driver’s license and an application for the revocation or suspension of a three year hackney carriage vehicle driver’s licence.

A summary of the circumstances of each case was appended to the report.

MJ had written to the licensing authority to explain that he was unable to attend the meeting, and it was agreed to defer consideration of his application to a future meeting.  EA was present at the meeting and answered questions from the Sub-Committee.

Resolved –

That the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Driver’s Licence of EA be suspended for a period of 14 days, with effect from the end of 21 days’ notice of the decision being given to the driver, for the reasonable causes pursuant to section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous provisions) Act 1976 outlined below:

(a)     the nature of the offences, as detailed in the report;

(b)     his breaches of licence conditions, traffic regulations and legislation, as detailed in the report;

(c)      his confirmation at the hearing that he had failed to respond to correspondence from the licensing authority regarding the incidents set out in the report.