Report of the Chief Licensing Officer.
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*(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:
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4.1 |
The Chief Licensing Officer submitted details in respect of three cases relating to hackney carriage and private hire licensing. |
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4.2 |
The applicant in Case No. 21/14 attended the hearing with a representative and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The licence holder in Case No. 29/14 attended the hearing with a representative and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 30/14 attended the hearing with a representative and they both addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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RESOLVED: That the cases now submitted be determined as follows:- |
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Case No. |
Licence Type |
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21/14 |
Application for a first Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
Grant a licence for nine months and, on the first renewal, authority be given to grant the applicant a 12 month licence and, on any subsequent renewals, an 18 month licence, subject to there being no further cause for concern. |
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29/14 |
Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
Revoke the licence under Section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 on the grounds that the Sub-Committee does not consider the licence holder to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence in the light of (a) the severity of the offences now reported and the lack of judgement shown as a professional driver and (b) the nature of the responses to the questions raised. |
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30/14 |
Application for a new Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
(a) Grant a licence for the shorter term of six months in view of the offences and convictions now reported, (b) the applicant be requested to provide a monthly drugs test result to the Licensing Service and (c) after six months the applicant is requested to return to a Sub-Committee hearing to consider his licence renewal. |