Agenda and minutes

This meeting will be held remotely, Licensing and Regulatory Committee - Tuesday, 4th August, 2020 9.30 am

Venue: This meeting is being held remotely. The meeting can be viewed live by pasting this link into your browser: https://youtu.be/9Sm18jgcu98

Contact: Carolyn Sinclair  Email: carolyn.sinclair@coventry.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

26.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

27.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 62 KB

To agree the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 7 July and 21 July 2020.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Committee meetings held on 7 and 21 July 2020 were agreed as true records.

 

28.

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 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items 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 paragraphs of Part 1of Schedule 12A

31

Two unroadworthy vehicles sold by a used car business

 

7

32

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

1 & 3

 

29.

Outstanding Issues Report

There are no outstanding issues to report.

Minutes:

There were no outstanding issues.

30.

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.

31.

Two Unroadworthy Vehicles sold by a Used Car Business

Listing Officer: T Mattu, Tel: 024 7683 2571

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered a report of the Director of Street Scene and Regulatory Services:

 

1.  The Council Solicitor be authorised to institute legal proceedings under the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, the Fraud Act 2006 and the Companies Act 2006 against appropriate persons in respect of the alleged supply of two unroadworthy motor vehicles to two separate customers.

 

2.  That authority be delegated to the Director of Street Scene 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.

32.

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

Reports of the Director of Street Scene & Regulatory Service on the following:

(Listing Officer: Mick Coggins – tel: 024 7697 1998)

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered the circumstances set out in the report of the Director of Street Scene and Regulatory Services now submitted, the Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence be revoked with immediate effect.

 

(Note: The applicant attended the meeting to support his application)

 

33.

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.