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 three cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing. |
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4.2 |
The licence holder in Case No. 34/19 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The owner of the vehicle in question attended the hearing on behalf of the applicant, and addressed the Sub-Committee (Case No. 35/19). |
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The applicant in Case No. 36/19 attended the hearing, and addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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RESOLVED: That, after consideration of the information contained in the case papers, and the information reported, and circulated, at the meeting, the cases now submitted be determined as follows:- |
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Licence Type |
Decision |
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34/19 |
Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
(a) the suspension of the licence be lifted and (b) the licence holder be given a written warning as to his future conduct, to remain live for the term of the licence. |
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35/19 |
Application for the extension of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
Refuse to extend the term of the licence on the grounds that there were no exceptional circumstances. |
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36/19 |
Application to be exempted from certain conditions of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
Due to the bespoke nature of the business, the applicant be exempted from those conditions requiring taxi stickers and a taxi plate to be displayed on the vehicle, and the applicant be allowed tinted rear windows darker than the existing 60% ingress, with the exemptions only applying to the vehicle (a) when a job booking begins or ends outside the controlled district of Sheffield, or to a job booking within the controlled district of Sheffield where the period of hire is no less than 120 minutes and (b) for jobs taken by the applicant’s operator and driven by the applicant. |