Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Elliott and Najuk.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

None.

None.

To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

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.

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 MN.

MN 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 revoke the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence held by MN, giving MN 21 days to surrender the licence.

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

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 AASS.

AASS 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 revoke the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence held by AASS, giving AASS 21 days to surrender the licence.

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