Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interests to declare.

2.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Chair will read the following statement:

 

The report contains information which the officer recommends should be exempt from publication and also that the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the appeal, in accordance with the provisions of Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act).

 

The Chair will ask the Sub-Committee the following:

 

Does the Licensing Appeals Sub-Committee agree that the public interest is outweighed by the recommendation to exclude the press and public for this agenda item?

Minutes:

The press and public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with the provisions of Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act).

 

3.

Introductions / Procedure pdf icon PDF 107 KB

The Chair of the Sub-Committee will welcome those present and introduce him/herself; the remaining members of the Sub-Committee and the officers will then introduce themselves.

 

A copy of the Sub-Committee appeals procedure is attached.

4.

Appeal against the refusal to grant a Private Hire Vehicle Licence

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee decided on the balance of probabilities it was reasonable to grant a Private Hire Vehicle Licence to the appellant.

 

The sub-committee made its decision for the following reasons:

 

·       The vehicle had been previously licenced with South Cambridgeshire District Council but the licence had been allowed to expire.

·       The vehicle had been taken off the road due to lack of demand during covid and had been sitting idle.

·       The appellant had been involved in a crash of no fault of his own, which resulted in his previous licenced vehicle being taken off the road.

·       The vehicle only exceeded the time limit allowed in policy by a few months.

·       The panel was minded to accept the explanation from the appellant as to why the situation had arisen.