To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2021.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2021 were agreed as a correct record.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ashby, Colman and Duffield. 

No further apologies had been received.

None.

The duties to register, disclose and not to participate for the entire consideration of the matter, in respect of any matter in which a Member has a disclosable pecuniary interest are set out in Chapter 7 of the Localism Act 2011.  Members are also required to withdraw from the meeting room as stated in the Standing Orders of this Council.

None declared.

Councillor Bambridge, the Executive Member for Waste & Environment and the Portfolio Holder for Licensing was in attendance.

Members are reminded of the training session that is being hosted by James Button (Solicitor), on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 in the Anglia Room, Dereham.

The timetable for the course is as follows: 

09.45 - Registration and Refreshments

10.00 - Session 1 – Taxi Licensing

11.00 – Refreshments

11.30 - Session 2 – Taxi Licensing

12.30 – Lunch

13.30 - Session 3 – Licensing Act

14.30 – Refreshments

15.00 – Session 4 – Licensing Act

16.00 –Close

This training is being provided to ensure all Committee Members meet the training requirement to sit on Panel Hearings.

Members were reminded of the training session that was being hosted by James Button on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 in the Anglia Room, Dereham.

This training was being provided to ensure all Committee Members met the training requirements to enable them to participate in any future Panel Hearings.

To note the arrangements for the next meeting on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 10am in the Anglia Room, the Conference Suite, Dereham.

The arrangements for the next Licensing Committee meeting on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 10am in the Anglia Room were noted.

To consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and the 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 Schedule 12A to the Act”.

PART B – ITEM FROM WHICH THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED 

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and the 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 Schedule 12A to the Act”.

Prior to moving into private session, the Chairman thanked everyone who had been watching the meeting on YouTube.

PART B – ITEM FROM WHICH THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED 

Report of Craig Fowler, Environmental Health and Licensing Manager.

Craig Fowler, the Environmental Health & Licensing Manager provided Members with a detailed overview of the report.

The purpose of the report was to seek agreement from the Licensing Committee on the revised fees and fares for public consultation.

The options were highlighted, and a number of questions were asked.

RESOLVED that the proposed increase in both taxi licensing fees and hackney carriage fares be approved for public consultation as outlined in the report.