To consider whether a licence holder remains 'Fit and Proper' to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licence
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Minutes:
The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
The Licence Holder confirmed receipt of the paperwork and before the Sub Committee progressed any further shared intent to surrender the combined Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence.
The Deputy Monitoring Officer sought clarity, and the Licence Holder confirmed full acceptance of the Licensing and Enforcement Officer’s report, accepted was not ‘Fit and Proper’ to hold and intended to surrender the combined Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence.
The Licence Holder had no questions of the Licensing and Enforcement Officer.
Members accepted what the Licence Holder had stated and the Chair thanked the Licence Holder for openness and transparency.
The Deputy Monitoring Officer summarised the decision of the General Licensing Sub Committee: to REVOKE the combined Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence with immediate effect.
The decision letter would be posted to the Licence Holder within 5 days. There was a right of appeal against the Sub Committee’s decision to the Magistrates Court, exercisable within 21 days of receipt of the notification.
The Sub Committee was adjourned at 10:10 hours for the Licence Holder for Item 6 to leave.
The Sub Committee was reconvened at 10:11 hours.
To consider whether an applicant is 'Fit and Proper' to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licence
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Minutes:
The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
The Licence Applicant confirmed receipt of the paperwork.
The Licensing and Enforcement Officer presented the report to the Sub Committee.
The Sub Committee procedure was followed.
The Sub Committee was adjourned at 11:43 hours, and the Licence Applicant, their Companion, the Environmental Health Team Manager and Licensing and Enforcement Officer left the room for Members to deliberate.
The Sub Committee reconvened at 12:03 hours, and the Licence Applicant, their Companion, the Environmental Health Team Manager and Licensing and Enforcement Officer returned to the meeting.
The Chair invited the Monitoring Officer to set out in summary the Sub Committee’s decision.
The Monitoring Officer stated the decision of the General Licensing Sub Committee was: to APPROVE the combined Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence subject to a warning on future conduct.