Agenda item

To accept as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25^th April, 2018

The minutes of the meeting held on the 25^th April, 2018 were taken as read and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The Chair apologised for the delay since the previous meeting which was largely due to the restructure that had taken place within the Licensing Service which was now located within the Core Services Directorate.

The Chair also commented on the receipt, by all Members of the Council, of an email received from a member of the Licensing Trade which had expressed some concerns about the operation of the Licensing Service and about the delay in making a decision regarding the installation of CCTV in licensed vehicles. 

The Chair felt that the concerns were totally unfounded.  With regard to the introduction of CCTV in taxis, the Council’s position was to await further information from the Government before a decision was made as to whether or not this should be a mandatory requirement.  The individual raising these issues should also have been aware of this as he was a member of the trade association which held regular liaison meeting with the Council on various aspects of taxi licensing.

It was also reported that the Service Director Legal Services had provided a response to the correspondent outlining the Council’s position with regard to CCTV and rebutting all the accusations made against the Licensing Service.  This response had also been copied to all Elected Members.