NOTICE OF MEETING

SUB-COMMITTEE:      LICENSING & REGULATORY (NO. 6)

DAY/DATE:                 TUESDAY, 20^TH NOVEMBER 2007

TIME:                          2.30PM                                     

VENUE:                       EAST COMMITTEE ROOM

                                   MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

                                   EARLE STREET

                                   CREWE

Despatch date:             12^th November 2007

Enquiries to:                 Carol Jones 

Tel:   01270 537598

Fax: 01270  537605

E-mail:  agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

To:      Members of Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee No. 6

(for attendance)

Councillors T E Ankers, J A Beech, W S Davies, R E Dodd, R W Parker, M Roberts, R Salmon and W T Beard (Chair)

Other Members of the Committee (for information)

Chief Executive, Executive Directors

Licensing Team Officers – Legal Services

Notes to Members of the Public

The Licensing and Regulatory Committee consists of 15 elected Members. The Committee has 7 standing Sub-Committees.  Sub-Committees 1 to 5 (3 Members on each) deal with applications under the Licensing Act 2003, Sub-Committees 6 and 7 (8 Members on each) deal with personnel matters and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing issues.   

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board and Council meetings. If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a Visitor’s Pass.

Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car parks. There is a disabled access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door on Vernon Way.  Please press the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception area.

You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as possible. Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.

You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery. 

Fire Evacuation

If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and leave the building. Please follow any instructions from staff about evacuation routes.

Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the Council’s website – see front page for details.

On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other parties.

If you require any further information, please contact Carol Jones the Committee Officer (details on front page).

AGENDA

1          Declaration of Interests

Any Member present (including non-Sub-Committee Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of the interest, which they have in any item of business on the agenda and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that item.

Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide. Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

2          Minutes of the Meeting held on 5th June 2007

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the previous Sub-Committee No. 6 meeting held on 5^th June 2007. (2)

(Note: The meeting scheduled for 31^st July 2007 for this Sub-Committee was cancelled after publication of the agenda.)

3          Procedure at Meeting

A copy of the procedure to be followed at the meeting is attached. (3)

4          Application to Drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (4) gives details of an application for a taxi and private hire driver licence where the applicant has convictions and whose previous licence was revoked by the Sub-Committee.

The report gives details of the convictions, and the Sub-Committee is asked to consider if the applicant is a “fit and proper” person to hold the licences.

The Council’s Statement of Policy about Relevant Convictions is attached.

5          Licence to Drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (5) gives details of an existing licence-holder who now has a conviction for possession of ammunition without an appropriate certificate.

The Sub-Committee is asked to determine whether the licence-holder is a “fit and proper” person to continue to hold the licences.

The Council’s Statement of Policy about Relevant Convictions is attached. (5)

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Note:

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, the Council is required to notify those attending meetings of the fire evacuation procedures.  A copy has previously been distributed to Members and instructions are located in all rooms within the Civic Suite.