Issue - meetings

Change of Circumstances of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - KNM

Meeting: 06/08/2019 - Environment and Licensing Committee (Item 24)

Change of Circumstances of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - KNM

Report of Director of Health and Community Wellbeing

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing, which had been circulated prior to the incident, regarding a change of circumstance of a Joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s License for KNM.

 

KNM attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.

 

In making it’s 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 no exceptional circumstances existed which warranted departure from policy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To suspend the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence held by KNM for a period of 28 days, giving KNM 21 days to surrender the licence and to issue a warning to the driver to ensure that a similar incident does not happen again.

 

KNM was advised of the right of appeal against the decision of the Committee.