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 four cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing.

4.2	The applicant in Case No. 03/22 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.3	The applicant in Case No. 04/22 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.4	The applicant in Case No. 05/22 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.5	The applicant in Case No. 06/22 attended the hearing with a representative, and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.6	RESOLVED: That, after consideration of the information in the case papers, the information now reported and, where relevant, the further information circulated prior to the hearing, the cases now submitted be determined as follows:-

	Case No.	Licence Type	Decision

	03/22	Application to Extend a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence	Refuse to extend the licence 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.

	04/22	Application to Extend a Private Hire Vehicle Licence	Refuse to extend the licence 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.

	05/22	Application to Extend a Private Hire Vehicle Licence	Agree to extend the licence for a period of 12 months 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.

	06/22	Application to Extend a Private Hire Vehicle Licence	Refuse to extend the licence 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.