Issue - meetings

To consider a draft revised convictions policy for joint hackney carriage / private hire drivers.

The Committee considered a report regarding a proposed revised convictions policy for hackney carriage/private hire drivers.

The Council’s current convictions policy had been adopted in 2009 following Local Government Reorganisation and only minor subsequent amendments had been made.  It was necessary to revise the policy in order to reflect changes in legislation and include reference to certain types of offences which had increasingly been appearing on applications.

RESOLVED

(a)       That, with respect to Indecency Offences, the references to time periods be amended as follows:

3 years to 5 years

5 years to 10 years

10 years to 20 years;

(b)       That the Licensing Team Leader be requested to consider broadening the scope of the first sentence of the paragraph relating to Drunkenness With a Motor Vehicle;

(c)       That ‘Binding Order’ in the first sentence of the paragraph relating to Other Sanctions be amended to read ‘Binding Over Order’;

(d)       That the Licensing Team Leader be authorised to undertake formal consultation on the proposed amendments to the convictions policy for hackney carriage/private hire drivers;

(e)       That the results of the consultation be reported to a future meeting of the Licensing Committee for consideration prior to adoption.