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.101/22 attended the hearing with a representative and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.3

The applicant in Case No.92/22 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.4

The applicant in Case No.102/22 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.5

The applicant in Case No.95/22 attended the hearing with his brother and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

4.6

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

Case No.	Licence Type	Decision

101/22	Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence	Lift the suspension and the licence holder be issued with a written warning with regard to his future conduct, such warning to remain live for the term of his current licence.

92/22	Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence	The licence holder be (a) given a written warning as to his future conduct, to remain live for three years and (b) required to complete the BTEC Level 2 Certificate ‘The Introduction to the Role of Professional Private Hire and Taxi Driver’ prior to his next licence renewal date.

102/22	Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence	Take no action and the formal complaint to remain live permanently.

95/22	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.