To appoint a Chairman for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

RESOLVED: That Cllr Jacqui Vosper be appointed Chairman of the Licensing Sub-Committee for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

To consider resolving:

That, subject to the public interest test, the public be excluded from this meeting during the discussion of the undermentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 indicated against such item:

Item                Schedule      Categories

No.                  12A Para.

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3                      1 and 3           Information relating to any individual or the                               financial or business affairs of any particular                                     person (including the Authority holding that                                                      information)

RESOLVED:            That, taking into account the public interest test, the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the under mentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 indicated against the item:

Minute           Schedule 12A          Categories

No.                  Para. Nos.

3                      1 and 3                      Information relating to any individual, or the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

To consider the Head of Operational Services’ Exempt Report No. OS1908 (copy attached) setting out details of an application for a scrap metal collector’s licence.

The Sub-Committee considered Exempt Report No. OS1908, which set out details of an application for a scrap metal collector’s licence, made under Schedule 1 of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. The applicant confirmed that he had received all relevant paperwork.

It was explained that there were some concerns as to whether the applicant was suitable to hold the licence applied for and the Head of Operational Services had been minded, therefore, to refuse the grant of the licence, subject to consideration of any representations from the applicant. In her presentation, the Licensing Officer set out the background to the application. The applicant then made his presentation. The Licensing Officer and applicant were all subjected to questions from the Sub-Committee.

The Sub-Committee withdrew to decide whether the grant of a licence should be approved and the outcome of this was set out in the confidential decision notice annexed to these minutes.