Issue - meetings

Application for a One Year Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence (HH)

Meeting: 05/02/2019 - Environment and Licensing Committee (Item 86)

Application for a One Year Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence (HH)

Report of the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report by Director of Health and Community Wellbeing, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for HH.

 

HH attended the meeting along with his Solicitor and both addressed the Committee.

 

The complainant attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

In making its decision, the Committee applied the Council’s approved Policy and Guidelines.  On the basis of what it heard, the Committee was satisfied on balance that exceptional circumstances existed which warranted departure from policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To approve HH’s application for a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for 1 year with the following advice to HH that it is his responsibility to know what information is required to renew his licence and that he needs to be aware of any expiry dates for his training and medical before submitting his renewal applications.