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 Thursday 06 March 2025.

The minutes from the meeting held 06 March 2025 were agreed 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 had been one appeal case since the last Committee meeting. The appeal had been won by Plymouth City Council.

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

There had not been any certificates of good conduct exceptions 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 Taxi Licensing Committee Thursday 6 March 2025 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 Thursday 06 March 2025.

The confidential minutes from the meeting held 06 March 2025 were agreed as a true and accurate record.

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 by the driver.

The Committee agreed:

1. There were not sufficiently exceptional, clear or compelling reasons to depart from the Policy on the Relevance of Convictions and Conduct, and therefore resolved to refuse the driver’s application for a private Hire Driver’s Licence.