Issue - meetings

To consider whether the holder of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence remains ‘a fit and proper person’ and to determine the future of their Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.

The Sub-Committee considered a report regarding the future of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.

The Sub-Committee’s attention was drawn to the Council’s Statement of Policy about Relevant Convictions and Members were invited to consider if the Licence Holder was a “fit and proper” person to continue with a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.

The Licence Holder and his employer were in attendance throughout the hearing and spoke in support of the application.

At this point in the proceedings, the Licence Holder, his employer and the Licensing Officer withdrew from the meeting whilst the Sub-Committee reached its decision.

Following full consideration of the application, taking into account all the evidence, including written and oral representations, the Sub-Committee determined the future of the Licence.

The Licence Holder, the Licence Holder’s employer and the Licensing Officer re-joined the meeting to be informed of the Sub-Committee’s decision.

RESOLVED –

That the Licence Holder remained a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage drivers Licence and therefore resolved to take no formal action in relation to the future of the Licence.

However, the Sub-Committee wished to give the Licence Holder a formal warning about any future conduct. The Licensing Authority would take a very serious view of any future convictions and the Licence Holder was made aware that any such convictions could place the future of the licence in jeopardy.