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. 91/23 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.3

The Chief Licensing Officer reported that the applicant in Case No. 81/23 had withdrawn his application prior to the hearing.

 

 

4.4

The Chief Licensing Officer reported that the applicant in Case No. 84/23 had withdrawn his application prior to the hearing.

 

 

4.5

The applicant in Case No. 88/23 attended the hearing with a representative 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 remaining two cases now submitted be determined as follows:-

 

 

 

Case No.

Licence Type

Decision

 

 

 

 

 

91/23

Request to extend a Private Hire Vehicle Licence

Extend the licence until 30th September 2023, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

88/23

Request to extend a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence

(a) Extend the licence for 1 month, 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, (b) the Chief Licensing Officer be authorised to further extend the licence for up to 3 months, should the applicant apply for and be granted financial support through the Clean Air Programme and (c) the applicant be required to arrange a compliance test before the licence is issued.