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Apologies for Absence and Declarations of Interest To receive any apologies for absence and declarations of interest. Minutes: There were no apologies for absence or declarations of interest. |
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Exclusion of press and public Consideration of a report containing exempt information within the meaning of section 100I and paragraph 1 part 1 Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: RESOLVED that under section 1001 of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
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Review of a Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Driver's Licence To review an existing Private Hire and Hackney Carriage driver`s licence. Minutes: The Panel and Officers present introduced themselves to the driver.
The Senior Licensing and Compliance Officer gave a summary of his report which requested that Members determine whether the driver remains suitable to continue to hold a Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.
In response to questions from Members the driver confirmed:
The Chair explained that the Panel would retire to consider the application.
The driver left the meeting at 10:17am and the meeting was adjourned; the Panel retired to make its decision.
The driver rejoined the meeting at 10:45am and the meeting reconvened.
The Chair read the driver the decision notice.
The driver left the meeting at 10:48am.
DECISION NOTICE
The matter before the Panel today is an application for the review of a HC/PHV driver’s licence dated 8th February 2022. At the time of grant a clear enhanced DBS Certificate was produced, and in accordance with Council policy he was required to register with the automatic update service. However, the Licensing Dept was subsequently alerted by Taxiplus, the firm to whom the management of this service is outsourced, that there had been a status change on the certificate dated 28th January 2022 some ten days before the date of grant of the licence.
Officers spoke with the driver over the telephone on 16th June regarding his failure to inform the Council of this change in circumstances and at the time he could offer no explanation. He was therefore asked to apply for a new certificate and a copy of this is in the papers before us. In the interim his licence was suspended on the grounds of public safety. A further telephone conversation, in conjunction with the driver ’s operator, Street Cars, took place in the course of which officers were told of a domestic incident between him and his sick mother which led to him receiving a caution. He explained that he did not realise it amounted to a conviction for certain purposes as he was not fined and did not attend Court.
We have had the opportunity of reading the officer’s report in this case, a copy of which has been served on the driver, and we have also seen, as has he, the background documents annexed thereto including his letter to the Licensing Team, which we have all read with great care. We have also had the opportunity of hearing from him and from the Case Officer.
The driver does not meet the requirements of the Council’s Licensing policy in two respects. Para 19 (c) of Appendix D requires drivers to “Notify UDC in writing of any ... view the full minutes text for item LIC24 |