Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Richard Bellamy, Senior Democratic Services Officer 

Items
No. Item

63.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

The following items are likely to be considered in the absence of the press and public as being exempt under the Police Act 1997 and Paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (business affairs and prevention of crime)

Minutes:

Resolved:- That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the Police Act 1997 and Paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (business affairs and prevention of crime).

64.

Applications for the Renewal and Review of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers' Licences

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee of the Licensing Board considered a report, presented by the Licensing Manager, relating to applications for the renewal and review of hackney carriage/private hire drivers’ licences in respect of Messrs. B.T., A.I.A.E.S., M.I.K. and A.D.R.

 

Messrs. A.I.A.E.S., M.I.K. and A.D.R. attended the meeting and were interviewed by the Sub-Committee.

 

Resolved:- (1) That consideration of the review of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. B.T. be deferred and he be afforded the opportunity of attending a future meeting of the Licensing Board Sub-Committee.

 

(2) That no action be taken as a consequence of the review of the hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. A.I.A.E.S.

 

(3) That the hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. M.I.K. be suspended until such time as he has successfully completed, to the satisfaction of the Council, a practical driving test to DVLA standards.

 

(4) That the application for the renewal of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. A.D.R. be refused.

 

(Before consideration of the above matter relating to Mr. M.I.K. began, Councillor Beaumont declared that the applicant was known to her; therefore, Councillor Beaumont left the meeting and did not participate in the Sub-Committee’s consideration of that individual item)

 

(The Chair gave consent for following items to be considered at this meeting, as a matter of urgency, because each applicant had requested consideration of the matters by the Council at the earliest opportunity as the respective licences were soon to expire)

65.

Application for the Renewal of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence (Age Exemption)

Minutes:

Consideration was given to an application for the renewal of the private hire vehicle licence in respect of vehicle PHV0014, a saloon car with registration PE57 AZN.  The applicant was requesting an exemption from the Licensed Vehicle Age Policy (Appendix I to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy) as the vehicle had first been registered more than ten years ago.

 

Resolved:- That both the request for an exemption from the Licensed Vehicle Age Policy and the application for the renewal of the private hire vehicle licence in respect of vehicle PHV0014 be refused.

66.

Application for the Renewal of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver's Licence

Minutes:

That, further to Minute No. C18(5) of the Commissioner’s Case Hearing meeting held on 27th October, 2015, consideration was given to an application for the renewal of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licences in respect of Mr. W.H. The applicant had informed the Authority that he had been unable to attend the Sub-Committee meeting at the pre-arranged time. Therefore, the applicant had been given the opportunity of submitting written representations prior to the meeting.

 

Resolved:- That Mr. W.H. be reminded of the requirement to undertake and complete successfully all aspects of the application process, including the BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver, in respect of his application for the renewal of his hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence.