Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

There were no apologies for absence and therefore no substitutions either.

To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, held on Monday 7 June 2021.

The minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 7 June 2021 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

There were none.

To inform the Sub-Committee of the number of drivers, vehicles and operators that are licensed with this Authority as at 2 August 2021.

The Sub-Committee noted the contents of Report A.1 which informed it of the number of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Vehicles and Operators, licensed by the Council as at 2 August 2021.

The Sub-Committee is asked to consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Items 6, 7 and 8 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

It was moved and seconded, and:-

RESOLVED – That under Schedule 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business to be considered below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act:-

(a)        Exempt minutes of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee held on 7 June 2021

(b)        Report of Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery) – B.1 Application for the Renewal of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

(c)        Report of Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery) – B.2 – Application for the Review of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

To confirm as a correct record the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on Monday 7 June 2021.

The exempt minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 7 June 2021 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To enable the Sub-Committee to consider an application for the renewal of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence where the applicant has disclosed a medical condition.

RESOLVED that having considered the application, the named individual’s licence be suspended until such time as a report from an Occupational Health Therapist can be obtained. The reasons for this suspension were as follows:-

“Members are concerned at the lack of information regarding what the named individual can safely undertake and are concerned as much for the named individual as his passengers. 

Members are also concerned about the failure to disclose the issues on his first application and again that the Doctor had stated that there were no issues.  For these reasons it has been decided that there is a need for more information from an Occupational Health Therapist to establish what the named individual can do safely and what, if any, adjustments might need to be considered.  Once the Council has received the Occupational Health Therapists report, for which the named individual will need to pay (the Council can provide details of Occupational Health Therapists) the Sub-Committee will then re-consider this renewal application for a licence and any possible exemption(s) under the relevant Regulations.”

To enable the Sub-Committee to review a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s Licence where it is alleged that the licence holder has failed to comply with Condition 17 of that Licence.

RESOLVED that the named individual be granted a Licence on this occasion for one year.