Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest in accordance with the code of conduct.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 06 October 2022.

The Committee agreed the minutes of 06 October 2022 as a correct record.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The Committee will be provided with the results of the judgement on appeal cases that went to Court.

The Committee agreed to note that there had been no appeal cases since the last meeting.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, 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, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Committee agreed to pass a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 06 October 2022

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of 06 October 2022 as a correct record.

The Director for Public Health will submit a report on the Review Status of a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence.

The Committee having -

a)     considered the report from the Director for Public Health;

b)    had sight of three character references;

c)     heard from the Hackney Carriage Driver and their legal representative;

d)      taken the following into account:

(d1) The law, policy and factual information contained in the report.

The Committee asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable person to be driven in a vehicle by the Hackney Carriage Driver. The answer to that question was yes.

The Committee agreed to issue a warning letter to lie on the Hackney Carriage Driver’s file, which will be raised at any future Committee appearance.

(Please note, there is a confidential part to this minute)

The Director for Public Health will submit a report on the Review Status of a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence.

The Committee having –

a)     Considered the report from the Director for Public Health;

b)    heard from the driver;

c)     taken the following into account:

  (c1) all facts, law and policy referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed to –

a)     suspend the driver’s license for a period of 28 days;

b)    require the driver to sit a Driving Standards Test within three months of receiving the decision letter, or the first available appointment after that;

c)     stipulate that failure to comply with the above, would result in the driver being brought back before the Committee where further sanctions would be considered, including revocation.

(Please note there is a confidential part to this minute)

The Director for Public Health will submit a report on the Review Status of a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence.

The Committee agreed to adjourn the review of this Private Vehicle Driver’s license to the next Taxi Licensing Committee, due to the non-attendance of the driver.