Agenda item

4.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application for the grant of a Scrap Metal Dealers Site Licence, made under Section 1(1) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Case No.115/17).

4.2

Present at the meeting were the applicant, the applicant’s partner and the applicant’s mother, Craig Harper (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Samantha Bond (Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).

4.3

Samantha Bond outlined the procedure which would be followed during the hearing.

4.4

Craig Harper presented the report to the Sub-Committee, and it was noted that the applicant had been convicted of two offences, details of which were set out in Appendix “B” to the report.

4.5

The applicant addressed the Sub-Committee, referring to the application and providing information in terms of the convictions.

4.6

RESOLVED: That the attendees involved in the application be excluded from the meeting before further discussion takes place on the grounds that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if those persons were present, there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information as described in paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

4.7

Samantha Bond reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application.

4.8

At this stage in the proceedings, the meeting was re-opened to the attendees.

4.9

RESOLVED: That, in the light of the representations now made, the application for a Scrap Metal Dealers Site Licence now made be granted in the terms now requested (Case No.115/17).