The Director of Public Health will submit a report on an application for the grant of a Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into consideration, and having had sight of one work related reference and one reference attesting to CB’s course of study of language, to depart from their guidelines and to grant CB’s application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence subject to the completion of the VRQ driver qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent within 12 months of issue of the Licence and also subject to the condition to attend a Child Sexual Exploitation and Adult Safeguarding Course within the same period although Members request that he should attend the next available Safeguarding course.

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on an application for the grant of a Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into account to grant BARB’s application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence, and to his request for an exemption of the prerequisites, namely the Driving Test, Topographical Knowledge of Plymouth Test and also the DVSA Group II Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive Certificate. 

As a condition of granting this licence he would also be required to attend a Child Sexual Exploitation and Adult Safeguarding Course within 12 months of the issue of his licence although Members requested that he make attempts to attend the next available course date.