REVIEW OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVER'S LICENCE
To consider the attached exempt report.
[Further documents are now attached]
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding a review of a Hackney
Carriage/Private Hire Licence. This was the same report which had been received at the previous meeting but with the addition of the police witness statement.
The driver was in attendance at the meeting and confirmed that he had read and
understood the papers that he had received which had, since the last meeting, been hand delivered and emailed to the driver. Members asked questions of the driver
and what led to the matters referred to in the exempt report. The driver also gave a statement and advised of his history as a driver.
The Sub-Committee withdrew at 10.46am to consider whether or not the driver could be given a new private hire drivers licence. Following the Sub-Committee’s deliberation the meeting resumed at 11.30am. The Council’s solicitor had been asked to advise the Sub-Committee during their deliberations on the wording of their decision. The driver did not stay for the conclusion but advised that he would receive it in the post/email that day.
RESOLVED that the driver was not a fit and proper person to hold a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire license and revoked it for the reasons as noted in the exempt annexe.
REVIEW OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVER'S LICENCE
To consider the attached exempt report.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding a review of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Licence.
The driver was in attendance at the meeting and advised that he had not received the papers. However, he later confirmed that he had received the email with the papers advising of the meeting, and the Committee Secretary showed the record of the recorded delivery payment for the hardcopy being sent to the driver. To ensure that the driver was prepared, the Committee adjourned for 15minutes.
On returning the driver read a statement to the Committee. A copy of the statement was circulated and the Committee adjourned again to consider some of the comments noted in the statement which required further legal advice.
Following the adjournment, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Committee advised that they would DEFER the meeting in order for all the information to be made available and to be considered.