MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
LICENSING ACT 2003 SUB COMMITTEE
Minutes (PART I) of the meeting held on Friday 6 December 2019
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Councillor Mrs Joy (Chairman) and Councillors Garten and M Rose |
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1. Apologies for Absence
There were no apologies for absence.
2. Notification of Substitute Members
It was noted that there were no Substitute Members.
3. Election of Chairman
RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Joy be elected as Chairman for the duration of the meeting.
4. Urgent Items
There were no urgent items.
5. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
6. Disclosures of Lobbying
There were no disclosures of lobbying.
7. Exempt Items
RESOLVED: That Agenda Items 8 and 9 be taken in private due to the possible disclosure of exempt information.
8. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC FROM THE MEETING
RESOLVED: That the public be excluded
from the meeting for the following item of business because of the likely
disclosure of exempt information for the reason specified having applied the
Public Interest Test:
Head
of Schedule 12A
and Brief
Description
Driver – Appeal against penalty Paragraph
1 - Information
points relating to any
individual
Paragraph 2
– Information
which
is likely to reveal the
identity of
an individual
Paragraph 3
– Information
relating to
the financial or
business
affairs of any
particular
person (including
the
authority holding that
information)
Operator – Appeal against penalty Paragraph 1
- Information
points relating to any
individual
Paragraph 2
– Information
which
is likely to reveal the
identity of
an individual
Paragraph 3
– Information
relating to
the financial or
business
affairs of any
particular
person (including
the
authority holding that
information)
9. Driver - Appeal against Penalty points
The Sub-Committee considered the appeal of 24 penalty points being issued against the individual as identified in the exempt report.
RESOLVED: That the individual’s Private Hire Driver’s Licence, as identified in the exempt report, be suspended until 27th March 2020 or until he passes one Maidstone Knowledge Test before the 27th March 2020.
10. Operator - Appeal against penalty points
The Sub-Committee considered the appeal against the six penalty points issued to the operator as identified in the exempt report.
RESOLVED: That the decision to issue six penalty points be retained.