Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Contact: Natalie Owen  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

21.

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated to public questions submitted in writing to Democratic Services (democratic.services@trafford.gov.uk) by 4p.m. on the working day prior to the meeting.  Questions must be within the remit of the Committee and will be submitted in the order in which they were received.

Minutes:

No questions from members of the public were received.

22.

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To receive and if so determined, to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 17th October 2019 and 21st November 2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 17th October 2019 and 21st November 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

23.

URGENT DECISION 10/12/19 - INTERIM MEASURES FOR THE PROVISION OF TAXI TESTING SERVICES FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT BY THE CURRENT PROVIDER

To receive a verbal report for noting.

Minutes:

The Regulatory Services Manager outlined the current position regarding taxi testing services. These were temporary measures which would be superseded with new arrangements as soon as possible.

 

          Members were given an opportunity to ask questions.

 

          RESOLVED: That the verbal update be noted.

 

24.

URGENT DECISION 19/12/19 - INTERIM MEASURES FOR THE PROVISION OF TAXI TESTING SERVICES FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT BY THE CURRENT PROVIDER

To receive a verbal report for noting.

Minutes:

The Regulatory Services Manager outlined to Members the current position regarding taxi testing services. These were temporary measures which would be superseded with new arrangements as soon as possible.

         

Members were given an opportunity to ask questions.

 

          RESOLVED: That the verbal update be noted.

 

25.

EXCLUSION RESOLUTION (REMAINING ITEMS)

Motion (Which may be amended as Members think fit):

 

That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the remaining items on the agenda, because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, and specified on the agenda item or report relating to each such item respectively.

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the following items on the agenda because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as specified.

26.

TRAFFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER - CONVICTION THAT EXCEEDS THE SCHEME OF DELEGATION

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting Members to consider a Private Hire driver’s conviction.

 

The driver attended the meeting to enable Members to give the matter their full consideration.

 

The driver gave his version of the offence.

 

The driver answered questions from members of the Sub-Committee.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the report and the evidence given at the meeting and concluded that the driver was not a fit and proper person to hold a Private Hire driver’s licence.

 

RESOLVED: That Mr. M.Y.A.’s Private Hire driver’s licence be revoked.

 

 

27.

TRAFFORD PRIVATE HIRE AND HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVER - CONVICTION THAT EXCEEDS THE SCHEME OF DELEGATION

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting Members to consider a Private Hire and Hackney Carriage driver’s conviction.

 

The driver attended the meeting to enable Members to give the matter their full consideration.

 

The driver gave his version of the offence.

 

The driver answered questions from members of the Sub-Committee.

 

RESOLVED: That this item be deferred to the next meeting of the Public Protection Sub-Committee to enable the driver to provide further evidence in support of his case.

 

Councillor Thomas left the meeting.

 

 

 

28.

TRAFFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER - CONVICTION THAT EXCEEDS THE SCHEME OF DELEGATION

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting Members to consider a Private Hire driver’s conviction.

 

The driver attended the meeting to enable Members to give the matter their full consideration.

 

The driver gave his version of the offence.

 

The driver answered questions from members of the Sub-Committee.

 

            RESOLVED: That Mr N. S.’s Private Hire driver’s licence be renewed.