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

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

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2017.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2017.

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 was advised that one appeal was due to be heard this morning, however the driver had now surrendered his badges and the appeal was no longer going ahead.  There were four further appeals pending, awaiting court hearing dates.

The Director of Public Health will submit a report for consideration in principle to depart from the Council’s current Licensing Policy in respect to the maximum Hackney Carriage vehicle length of 5000 mm.

The Committee –

The Committee took all of the above and the report into consideration and also considered the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy specifications for Hackney Carriages which states that vehicles should not exceed 5000 mm in length.

The Committee have considered the application on its own merits and in this instance are prepared to confirm in principle the departure from the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and to delegate authority to officers the ability to grant a licence to a vehicle of the length, make and modifications detailed in this report provided the vehicle also complies with all other vehicle specification and testing addendum qualifying criteria when formal application is made.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and 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 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 Schedule 12a of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2017.

Agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2017.

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 Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into consideration, and considered the work related reference provided, to grant the 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.

(Councillor K Foster left the meeting after this agenda item)

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on a review of licence status.

The Committee –

The Committee agreed that having taken the above into consideration to revoke SH’s Private Hire Driver’s Licence under section 19(1)(b) of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975 as he is no longer considered to be a fit and proper person.

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