Agenda and minutes

          The Minutes of the meetings held on 21 January 2016 and 10 February 2016 having been circulated were signed as a correct record.

PART II

In this case the Board has a discretion to exclude the press and public and, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, it is RECOMMENDED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Committee considered:

1)    Whether members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Committee during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be considered, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972; and

2)    Whether the disclosure of information was in the public interest, whether any relevant exemptions were applicable and whether, when applying the public interest test and exemptions, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed that in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED:  That as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Case No. 691

RESOLVED:  That

1)    The applicant’s vehicle be exempt from the requirement to carry a full size spare wheel or space saver wheel and to allow the use of run flat tyres with appropriate conditions relating to use; and

2)    The subject of run flat tyres be referred to the next meeting of the Taxi Consultative Group for consideration in the context of the Council’s current policy.

Case No. 692

RESOLVED: A Single Status Drivers licence is to be granted for a 3 year period with a clear warning issued as to future conduct.

Case No. 693

It was noted that this was an information item to the Regulatory Committee as required by the Council’s Constitution, following a decision made by the Chief Executive under urgent action powers.

RESOLVED:  That the information be noted by the Committee.