Minutes:
The Sub-Committee of the Licensing Board considered a report, presented by the Licensing Manager, relating to applications for the grant, renewal and review of hackney carriage / private hire drivers’ licences in respect of Messrs. A.A.Sa., J.J.R., M.M., A.A.Sh., B.T., S.A.K., A.H., M.H.S., J.H., M.A.M. and W.H.
Messrs. A.A.Sa., J.J.R., M.M. A.A.Sh., B.T., S.A.K., A.H., M.H.S.. J.H., M.A.M. and W.H. attended the meeting and were interviewed by the Sub-Committee.
(The Mayor (Councillor J. Foden) attended the meeting for items (1), (2) and (3) below and left to attend a mayoral engagement; Councillor A. Buckley attended the remainder of the meeting in his place)
Resolved:- (1) That the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. A.A.Sa. be approved and he be granted a licence for the period of time until 19th November, 2015, whereupon he shall be entitled and required to apply for renewal of the licence.
(2) That the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. J.J.R. be approved and he be granted a licence for three years.
(3) That, further to Minute No. 85(2) of the meeting of the Licensing Board held on 14th May, 2014, the application for the renewal of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. M.M. be refused.
(4) That the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. A.A.Sh. be refused.
(5) That, the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. B.T. be approved and he be granted a licence for three years.
(6) That, the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. S.A.K. be approved and he be granted a licence for three years.
(7) That the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. A.H. be approved, he be granted a licence for three years and he be issued with a stern written warning as to his future conduct and encouraged to improve his communications skills.
(8) That the hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. M.H.S. be suspended and he be required to re-take the Driving Standards Agency driving test, the suspension of the driver’s licence shall be lifted only at the time he has passed the driver’s test and he also be issued with a stern written warning as to his future conduct, such warning to clarify the procedure relating to the notification of convictions to the Authority’s Licensing Office (within seven days). (Members asked to be notified of Mr. M.H.S.’s successful completion of the DSA driving test).
(9) That, further to Minute No. 57(1) of the meeting of the Licensing Board held on 17th March, 2010, the application for the grant of a hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. J.H. be approved and he be granted a licence for three years.
(10) That, further to Minute No. 10(3) of the meeting of the Licensing Board held on 11th July, 2012, the hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. M.A.M. be suspended and he be required to retake the Driving Standards Agency driving test, the suspension of the driver’s licence shall be lifted only at the time he has passed the driver’s test and he also be issued with a stern written warning as to his future conduct, such warning to clarify the procedure relating to the notification of convictions to the Authority’s Licensing Office (within seven days) and also the driver’s responsibility to undertake regular vehicle inspections. (Members asked to be notified of Mr. M.A.M.’s successful completion of the DSA driving test).
(11) That the current suspension of the hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence in respect of Mr. W.H. be confirmed and the matter shall be considered further at a future meeting of this Sub-Committee, after completion of the Police investigations now mentioned.