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 two cases relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing.

 

 

4.2

The applicant in Case No.69/13 did not attend the hearing.

 

 

4.3

The applicant in Case No.59/13 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.4

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

 

 

 

Case No.

Licence Type

Decision

 

 

 

 

 

69/13

Application for a new Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence

Defer consideration of the case, due to the applicant being unable  to attend due to personal circumstances, to another date to be arranged with the  applicant.

 

 

 

 

 

59/13

Application for a new Private Hire Vehicle Licence

Depart from the current Policy that an application for a new Vehicle Licence should not be approved  where  the vehicle is over 5 years old and issue a licence for the normal term of 12 months, due to the Sub Committee being satisfied the vehicle  is well maintained. The Sub -Committee decided to place a further condition on the licence; that the vehicle be presented for test three times per year, at a cost to the licensee, for the lifetime of the licence.