Agenda and decisions

This is where Councillors who are attending as substitutes will say for whom they are attending.

No substitutes in attendance.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 13 December 2016.

The minutes of 13 December 2017 were agreed as a correct record.

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

No interests were declared.

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

All agenda items to be considered in the public session.

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

No deputations/petitions received.

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

No questions were asked.

The Committee will consider a report seeking to review the existing policy in respect of Individual Vehicle Approval (‘IVA’) and the options available, for existing private hire / hackney carriage vehicle licence holders, as an alternative to obtaining an IVA.  

Contact:-  Victoria Thomson, Senior Licensing Officer tel: 01484 221000

That option 2 (Freight Trade Association) be approved.