Agenda and minutes

Licensing and Regulatory Committee - Tuesday, 28th June, 2022 9.30 am

Venue: Diamond Rooms 1 and 2 - Council House. View directions

Contact: Usha Patel/Carolyn Sinclair  Email: usha.patel@coventry.gov.uk/carolyn.sinclair@coventry.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor G Hayre declared an interest in the matter relating to Minute 6(c) below (Applications for the Grant/Suitability to hold Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers’ Licences) as the applicant was known to him.

 

He withdrew from the meeting during consideration and voting on this matter.

2.

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To agree the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 15 March 2022 and the Sub-Committee hearing held on 27 May 2022

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Committee meeting held on 15 March 2022 and the Sub-Committee hearing held on 27 May 2022 were signed as a true record.

3.

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

6

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

1 & 3

 

4.

Outstanding Issues Report

There are no outstanding issues to report.

Minutes:

There were no outstanding issues.

5.

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.

6.

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

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

Listing Officer: Mick Coggins – mick.coggins@coventry.gov.uk

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered the circumstances set out in the report of the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services now submitted:

 

(a)  The application for the grant of Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence be refused.

 

(Note: The applicant attended the meeting in support of his case)

 

(b)  The application for renewal of a Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted and suspended for 6 months.

 

(Note: The applicant attended the meeting in support of his case)

 

(c)  The application for the grant of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence be granted and suspended for 3 months.

 

(Note: The applicant attended the meeting in support of his case)

7.

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

Minutes:

E-cigarettes

 

Arising from a discussion in respect of E-cigarette use (vaping) the Committee raised concerns relating to vaping in enclosed spaces (ie taxis) from a health perspective.  In noting that vaping was not covered by smoke free legislation, the Chair asked that officers write to the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport expressing the Committee’s wish that the use of e-cigarettes be reviewed by the Cabinet Member from a public health perspective.

 

RESOLVED that the Committee request that the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport review and bring forward a policy on the safety and use of e-cigarettes (vaping) in the workplace.