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Licensing Sub-Committee - Portsmouth City

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 17th January 2023
10:00 AM
End:
Tuesday, 17th January 2023
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Tuesday, 17th January 2023
10:00 AM
Finished:
Tuesday, 17th January 2023
2:25 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
17 Jan 2023
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Dave Ashmore photo
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Councillor Dave Ashmore

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Councillor Stuart Brown photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stuart Brown

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Councillor Tom Coles photo
Committee Member
Councillor Tom Coles

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Ian Holder photo
Committee Member
Councillor Ian Holder

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Councillor Benedict Swann photo
Committee Member
Councillor Benedict Swann

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Yinka Adeniran photo
Committee Member
Councillor Yinka Adeniran

Labour

Expected

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Chair
Councillor Scott Payter-Harris

Expected

Councillor Kimberly Barrett photo
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Greening the City
Councillor Kimberly Barrett

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Councillor Jason Fazackarley photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jason Fazackarley

Liberal Democrat

Expected

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Councillor George Madgwick photo
Committee Member
Group Leader
Councillor George Madgwick

Portsmouth Independents Party

Expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Linda Symes

Expected

Councillor Charlotte Gerada photo
Committee Member
Group Leader
Councillor Charlotte Gerada

Labour

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Agenda
1 Appointment of Chair
Minutes Councillor Tom Coles was duly appointed as Panel Chair.
2 Declaration of interests
Minutes There were no declarations of interest.
3 Exclusion of Press and Public
"Under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded for the consideration of the following items on the grounds that the report contains information defined as exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972".

Agenda item 4 - Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - consideration of private hire vehicle licence - 8 year age limit guidelines.

Under the following exemption paragraph numbers:

1.    Information relating to an individual

2.    Information that is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

(Members are asked to hand in their confidential papers to the Democratic Services Officer at the end of the meeting)
Minutes It was agreed that the following motion be adopted:

"Under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded for the consideration of the following items on the grounds that the report contains information defined as exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972"

Agenda Item 4 - Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - consideration of private hire vehicle licence - 8 year age limit guidelines.

Under the following exemption paragraph numbers:

1.    Information relating to an individual

2.    Information that is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

3.    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
4 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - consideration of a private hire vehicle licence.
To consider an individual application to "waive" the committee's adopted policy guideline and corresponding vehicle condition in respect of the upper age limit for private hire vehicles - 8 years.

To consider the continued renewal or otherwise of the private hire licence pursuant to section 48, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
Minutes Consideration of the matter was held wholly in exempt session, with the driver in attendance and the simplified hearing procedure was followed.

RESOLVED that the licence be extended for a further year.

(A copy of the full decision would be sent to the driver)
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28th Apr 2025

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16th Apr 2025

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Meeting

24th Mar 2025

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10th Mar 2025

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Meeting

16th Jan 2025

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8th Jan 2025

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Meeting

18th Nov 2024

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5th Nov 2024 Cancelled

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