Agenda item

4.1

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

4.2

The applicant in Case No. 107/19 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.3

The licence holder in Case No. 108/19 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.4

The licence holder in Case No. 109/19 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.5

RESOLVED: That, after consideration of the information contained in the case papers, and the information now reported, and where relevant, circulated at the meeting, the cases now submitted be determined as follows:-

Case No.

Licence Type

Decision

107/19

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

Grant a licence for a shorter term than applied for, of one year, in the light of the offences now reported and the applicant be given a written warning, indicating that if there is any further cause for concern, the licence will be referred back to the Sub-Committee.

108/19

Extension of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence

Grant a licence 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 on the age limit of vehicles

109/19

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

The licence holder 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.