Report of the Chief Licensing Officer.
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*(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:
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4.1 |
The Chief Licensing Officer submitted details in respect of four cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing. |
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4.2 |
The applicant in Case No. 91/18 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 101/18 attended the hearing, and addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 102/18 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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4.5 |
The applicant in Case No. 103/18 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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RESOLVED: That, after consideration of the information contained in the case papers and, where relevant, any additional information submitted to, or reported at, the meeting, the cases now submitted be determined as follows:- |
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Case No. |
Licence Type |
Decision |
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91/18 |
Application for a new Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence |
Grant a licence for 12 months. |
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101/18 |
Application for a new Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
Grant a licence for 12 months. |
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102/18 |
Application to renew a Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
(a) the request to extend the licence beyond the 9 year age limit of the vehicle be granted on the grounds that the applicant has provided sufficient evidence to convince the Sub-Committee that there are exceptional reasons to deviate from the current policy relating to the age limit of private hire vehicles and (b) accordingly, approval be given for the current licence to operate to the end of its 12 month term in April 2019, and, on the first and second renewals, authority be given to grant the applicant a licence for a further 12 month period, subject to there being no cause for concern. |
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103/18 |
Application for a Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
The exemptions now requested from certain conditions of the Private Hire Vehicle Licence be allowed (a) on the basis that such exemptions were required and relevant to the nature of the applicant’s work and (b) subject to conditions 1, 2 and 4 as set out in Appendix ‘B’ to the report, and an additional condition that the vehicle is only used for “Executive/VIP” types of work/journeys and must not be used for general Private Hire work/journeys. |
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