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.114/23 attended the hearing with two representatives, one of which joined remotely, and they all addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.3

The applicant in Case No.116/23 attended the hearing with a representative and they both addressed the Sub-Committee.

 

 

4.4

The licence holder in Case No.117/23 did not attend the hearing and the Sub-Committee decided to proceed to hear the case in his absence.

 

4.5

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

 

 

 

114/23

Application to be exempted from certain conditions of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence

Refuse to grant the application on the grounds that the Sub-Committee does not consider there is sufficient evidence to deviate form the current policy.

 

 

 

116/23

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

Grant the licence for a shorter term of 18 monthsin light of the evidence now reported, the Sub-Committee considers the applicant to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

 

 

 

117/23

Review of a Private Hire and Hackney Carriage 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 Sub-Committee considers the licence holder to be an immediate and ongoing risk to the public in view of the offences now reported.