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 three cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing.

 

 

4.2

The applicant in Case No.24/16 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee:-

 

 

4.3

The licence holder in Case No.25/16 did not attend the hearing and the case was heard in his absence.

 

 

4.4

The licence holder in Case No.26/16 did not attend the hearing and the case was heard in his absence.

 

 

 

Case No.

Licence Type

Decision

 

 

 

 

 

24/16

Application for a First Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence

Grant a licence for the term of 24 months, as requested.

 

 

 

 

 

25/16

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

Suspend the licence for the period of three months, under Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 in light of the seriousness of the offence now reported.

 

 

 

 

 

26/16

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

Immediately revoke the licence under Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (as amended by Section 52 of the Road Safety Act 2006) on the grounds that the licence holder has been disqualified from driving for a period of 18 months.