Agenda and draft minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Peake.  

To approve the record of the meetings held on 6 February and 19 February 2026.

The record of the meetings held on 6 February and 19 February 2026 were agreed and signed by the Chairperson.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report.

 There were none.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

There were none.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

There were none.

Other interests

There were none.

This report summarises the content of agenda item 6 which, in the opinion of the proper officer, contains exempt information within one of the categories in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is a matter for the Sub-Committee to determine whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of these documents.

The Sub-Committee agreed to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of agenda item 6 because consideration of these matters in public would disclose information falling within paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as specified in agenda item 5 (Exclusion of press and public) and, in all the circumstances of the cases, the Sub-Committee considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Licensing Sub-Committee are requested to consider the appeal submitted against the issuing of penalty points and determine what action, if any, should be taken.

Discussion:

The Licensing Sub Committee considered an appeal against penalty points issued to a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence.

Decision:

In the interests of fairness, transparency and proper standards of decision?making, the Sub Committee decided that the appeal should be allowed and the 5 internal penalty points issued should be removed.