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Election of Chairman and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting PDF 103 KB To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to
present and explain the procedure for the meeting. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Wheller. Decision: that Cllr Emma Parker be elected chairman of
the meeting. |
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Apologies To receive any apologies for
absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Jon Andrews, Cllr Kate Wheller had replaced him for the sub-committee meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations
of interest. Minutes: No declarations of interests were made at the meeting. |
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Urgent items To consider any items of
business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be
urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The
reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Exempt Business - New Taxi Driver Application To move the exclusion of the press and the public
for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information
within the meaning of paragraph 1 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act
1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the
meeting whilst the item of business is considered. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Wheller Decision: That the press and the public be excluded for
the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information
within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act
1972 (as amended). The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report starting
with the Institute of Licensing Safe and Suitable Guide regarding taxi drivers’
suitability for the task in hand. She
referred members to paragraph 10.1 of the report and their duty to ensure that
any person to whom they grant a taxi or private hire vehicle driver’s licence
is a ‘fit and proper’ person to be a licence holder. Members were advised that the function of
licensing is the protection of the public and that licensing has an onerous
responsibility in making decisions regarding the grant and renewal of licences it is, in effect, holding out the licensee as someone who
can be trusted to convey the passenger from A to B in safety. The Licensing Team Leader stated that the fit
and proper test at 5.12 - 5.14 of the new Statutory Guidance and contained at
paragraph 10.1 of the report. You must be certain this applicant is fit and
proper with no doubts at all. The applicant was given the opportunity to put their case
forward. The sub-committee then asked questions of the applicant. Once they had gathered all the information required to make
a decision and the applicant, Legal Officer and the Licensing team Leader had
had an opportunity to sum-up their case, the sub-committee adjourned to make
their decision. Decision: - The Sub-Committee carefully considered all of
the evidence presented to it by all parties and concluded that the applicant
was not a fit and proper person to hold a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence or a
Private Hire Driver Licence. |
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Exempt Appendix Taxi Driver Application. |