Agenda item

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing - Individual Cases

Report of the Chief Licensing Officer.

 

 

*(NOTE: The report at item 5 in the above agenda is not available to the public and press because it contains exempt information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended))

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

4.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted details in respect of three cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing.

 

 

4.2

The licence holder in Case No. 117/17 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.3

The licence holder in Case No. 118/17 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.4

The licence holder in Case No. 110/17 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.5

RESOLVED: That the cases now submitted be determined as follows:-

 

 

 

Case No.

Licence Type

Decision

 

 

 

 

 

117/17

Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence

(a) Agree to re-instate the licence on the grounds that, in light of the representations now made and the licence holder’s record, the Sub-Committee considers him to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence and (b) in the light of the incident now reported, the licence holder be given a written warning, regarding his future conduct, to remain live for the period of his current licence.

 

 

 

 

 

118/17

Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence

The licence holder be issued with a written warning with regard to his future conduct, to remain live for the period of his current licence.

 

 

 

 

 

110/17

Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence

Immediately revoke the licence under Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, as amended by Section 52 of the Road Safety Act 2006, in the interests of public safety and on the basis that the Sub-Committee does not consider the licence holder to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence.