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. 86/14 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The applicant in Case No. 87/14 attended the hearing and addressed the Sub-Committee. |
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The licence holder in Case No. 88/14 did not attend the hearing and the case was considered in his absence. |
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RESOLVED: That the cases now submitted be determined as follows:- |
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Case No. |
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86/14 |
Renewal of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
(a) Renew the licence for a shorter term of 12 months in the light of the offences and convictions now reported and the applicant be issued with a written warning as to his future conduct, to remain on his licence for a period of two years and (b) on renewal, authority be given to grant the applicant an 18 month licence, subject to there being no further cause for concern. |
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87/14 |
Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence |
Refuse to grant a licence on the grounds that the Sub-Committee does not consider the applicant to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence in the light of (a) the offences and convictions now reported, and particularly, the two recent complaints received with regard to his driving and (b) the applicant’s admission that he had made false statements at a previous meeting of the Sub-Committee. |
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88/14 |
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 in the light of the number and nature of the offences and convictions now reported. |