Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council House

Contact: Rosie Brookshaw-Williams  Email: democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

100.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

101.

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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024.

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024 as a correct record.

102.

Chair's Urgent Business

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

Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s Urgent Business.

103.

Appeal Cases

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

Minutes:

There were no updates on any appeal cases.

104.

Number of Certificates of Good Conduct Exemptions Granted

The Committee will be provided with the Number of Certificates of Good Conduct Exemptions Granted.

 

Minutes:

1 certificate of good conduct exemptions had been granted.

105.

Exempt Information

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.

Minutes:

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.

106.

Confidential Minutes

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024.

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024 as a correct record.

107.

Review status of Hackney Carriage Driver Licence

Minutes:

The Committee having:

 

a)    taken into account the report from the Director of Public Health;

b)    heard from the driver and heard the responses to questions raised;

c)    considered

                      i.        the allegations raised;

                     ii.        all that was said by the driver;

                    iii.        the driver’s history;

                    iv.        the law, policy and factual information contained in the report;

                     v.        asked itself if would they want a vulnerable person or other person they cared about to be driven by this driver. The answer to this question was “no”.

 

The Committee agreed to:

 

1.    Revoke the driver’s Hackney Carriage Driver’s license.

 

The Committee resolved to take no action against the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence.

 

 

 

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