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 applicant in Case No. 70/19 attended the hearing with his brother and a representative, and they all addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 71/19 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 72/19 did not attend the hearing and, as no notification had been received by the Licensing Service, the case was considered in his absence. |
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RESOLVED: That, after consideration of the information contained in the case papers, and the information now reported, where relevant, circulated at the meeting, the cases now submitted be determined as follows:- |
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70/19 |
Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
(a) Grant a licence for the shorter term of one year in the light of the circumstances now reported, subject to the applicant paying off any Court ordered debt to the Council, and (b) the applicant be given a written warning as to his future conduct, to remain live for the term of the licence, and warned that if there is any further cause for concern, the licence will be referred back to the Sub-Committee. |
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71/19 |
Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
Defer consideration of the application to a hearing after 24th November, 2019. |
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72/19 |
Application for the renewal of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence |
The application be refused on the grounds that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to convince the Sub-Committee that there are exceptional reasons to deviate from the current policy on the age limit of vehicles. |