Agenda item

Minutes

To accept as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 24th October, 2018.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on the 24th October, 2018 were taken as read and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

 

Further to Minute 35 of the previous meeting ‘Enforcement Update’ and in response to questioning, it was reported that the review of Licensing Conditions was still under consideration.  The review was being undertaken by Legal Services in conjunction with Licensing and was timely given that the previous review had been undertaken some time ago and also because of the move of the Service from the Place to the Core Services Directorate.  Recommendations emanating from that review would be submitted to this Board for consultation and comment prior to a recommendation being submitted to the Council for approval.

 

Further to Minute 36 ‘Taxi Demand Survey’, there was a discussion of the training requirements of Members of the Board and of the benefits of using Reserve Members on Panel meetings as training opportunities.

 

It was reported that further training on all licensing matters was being considered for early in the New Year.  It was proposed that this be delivered by an external provider, James Button, a leading UK specialist provider of expert licensing training and legal advice.  It was also proposed that all Members of the Council be invited to this session so that they could be made aware of licensing issues facing the Authority and of the powers and remedies available in the event of breach of licensing conditions.  It was also hoped that should there be any changes in membership of the Board following the Annual Council meeting in May, any newly appointed members would then have prior knowledge of the appropriate responsibilities and powers of the Board.

 

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