Agenda and minutes

PART II

In this case the Board has a discretion to exclude the press and public and, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, it is RECOMMENDED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, the press and 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 Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Board considered:

(1)       whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Board during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be considered, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972; and

(2)       whether the disclosure of information was in the public interest, whether any relevant exemptions were applicable and whether, when applying the public interest test and exemptions, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed that in disclosing the information.

            RESOLVED: That as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

(Note Cllr Nelson left the meeting on 6 July 2016 early and did not take part in the decision of the Committee on either 6 July 2016 or 18 July 2016)

Case no. 694

            The holder of a Single Status Driver’s licence (SSD) had been found guilty of two offences within the area of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. After considering the facts the Committee

            RESOLVED: That

(1)  Members were of the opinion that the offences were serious and could not be taken lightly. Consequently, the SSD licence shall be issued for a 12 month period only; and

(2)  It was appropriate to issue a suspension in respect of that licence (from the date of its grant) for a period of 3 months.  This suspension is not to be enacted provided there is no further question as to the conduct of the licence holder during the period of the licence.  Should any action (or perceived action) bring into question the licence holder’s fitness or propriety then the licence holder will return to the Committee with the prospect of the suspension being enacted or having the licence revoked or (as the case may be) refused. In particular, the above convictions may be taken into account by the Committee in the future.

            The hearing was adjourned on this matter for further information to be provided to the Committee