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

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into consideration, to grant SAG’s application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence subject to the completion of the Knowledge of Plymouth Test and the Driving Standards Test 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.

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

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that it was prepared to act outside of its policy and grant WG’s application for a Restricted Private Hire Driver’s licence (subject to any remaining pre requisites being completed).  This was on the basis that WG had been carrying out a similar role to the one he was applying for a substantial period of time.  The grant of the application was subject to the following conditions:

That within the first 12 months of being licensed WG be required to successfully complete:

1.    The VRQ in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent

2.    Child Sexual Exploitation and Adult Safeguarding Course

Whilst the Child Sexual Exploitation and Adult Safeguarding Course was required to be completed within the first 12 months of being licensed, Members requested that WG attend the next available Safeguarding course.

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