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No. Item

70.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor Innes declared an ‘Other Interest’ in the matter the subject of Minute 76 below as she had previously made policy decisions relating to taxis in her role as Cabinet Member for City Services. She withdrew from the meeting during the consideration of this item.

 

 

71.

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To agree the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 22nd January, 2019.  

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 22 January, 2019 were signed as a true record.

72.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the items of private business for the reasons shown in the reports.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that under Section 1004(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business indicated below on the grounds that those items involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Schedule 12A of that Act, in particular those paragraphs of Part 1 of the Schedule as indicated:

 

Minute No.

Subject

Relevant Paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A

75

Glass found in takeaway meal failure to control physical contamination and failure to maintain a food safety management system

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76

Application for the Grant/Suitability to hold Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Driver’s Licence

 

1  and 3

 

73.

Outstanding Issues Report

There are no outstanding issues to report.

Minutes:

There were no outstanding issues.

74.

Any other items of public business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved

Minutes:

There were no other items of public business.

75.

Glass found in takeaway meal failure to control physical contamination and failure to maintain a food safety management system

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), the Council Solicitor be authorised to institute legal proceedings under Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 against appropriate persons in respect of the alleged glass found in takeaway meal, failure to control physical contamination and failure to maintain a food safety management system at Jasmine, 142 Jardine Crescent, Coventry.

 

In addition, it was agreed to delegate powers to the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services to authorise legal proceedings for any further offences which may come to light before the case under consideration has been resolved in court.

76.

Applications for the Grant/Suitability to hold Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers' Licences

Reports of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) on the following:

(Listing Officer: Mick Coggins – tel: 024 7683 2183)

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered the circumstances set out in the reports of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), now submitted:

 

(a)  The application for the grant of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence by Mr Parmjit Singh Khangura be refused.

 

(Note: Mr P S Khangura attended the meeting in support of his application.)

 

(b)  The review of the Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence held by Mr Asrar Ahmed be revoked with immediate effect.

 

(Note: Mr A Ahmed and his Union Representative attended the meeting in support of his case.)

77.

Any other items of private business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved

Minutes:

There were no other items of private business.