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

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 1 August 2024.

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held 1 August 2024 as a true and accurate 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.

There were no updates on appeal cases.

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

There had not been any certificates of good conduct exemptions granted.

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 1 August 2024.

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 1 August 2024 as an accurate record.

Due to the taxi driver not being able to attend the meeting, the Committee agreed to defer this item to the next meeting.

The Committee:

a) Considered all that was said by the driver;

b) Considered all of the information contained within the report;

c) Considered all of the relevant policies referred to in the report;

d) Asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable person to be driven in a vehicle driven by the driver.

The Committee agreed:

1.     The driver’s Private Hire Vehicle Licence would be suspended until such time as the DBS check had been received by the Taxi Licensing Office.

The Committee:

Were informed there had the driver was unable to attend the meeting due to personal reasons.

The Committee agreed to continue in the driver’s absence due to the serious nature of the report.

The Committee:

a)     Considered all of the information contained within the report;

b)    Considered all of the relevant policies referred to in the report;

c)     Asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable person to be driven in a vehicle driven by the driver.

The Committee agreed:

1.     To revoke the driver’s Private Hire Driver’s Licence ‘for any other 1. reasonable cause’ under s19(1) (b) Plymouth City Council Act 1975 as they no longer consider the driver to be a fit and proper person to hold a Private Hire Taxi Licensing Committee Driver’s License.

The Committee:

Were informed there had the driver was unable to attend the meeting due to health reasons. 

The Committee agreed to continue in the driver’s absence due to the serious nature of the report.

The Committee:

a)     Considered all of the information contained within the report;

b)    Considered all of the relevant policies referred to in the report;

c)     Asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable person to be driven in a vehicle driven by the driver.

The Committee agreed:

1.     The driver’s Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence would be suspended until such time as the DBS check had been received by the Taxi Licensing Office and the driver had completed the safeguarding refresher course.

The Committee:

a)    Were informed there had the driver was unable to attend the meeting.

The Committee agreed to continue in the driver’s absence due to the serious nature of the report.

The Committee:

b)    Considered all of the information contained within the report;

c)    Considered all of the relevant policies referred to in the report;

d)    Asked itself whether it would want a person they cared for or a vulnerable person to be driven in a vehicle driven by the driver.

The Committee agreed:

1.    To revoke the driver’s Private Hire Driver’s Licence ‘for any other reasonable cause’ under s19(1) (b) Plymouth City Council Act 1975 as they no longer consider the driver to be a fit and proper person to hold a Private Hire Taxi Licensing Committee Driver’s License.