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

The following declaration of interest was made in accordance with the Code of Conduct in relation to an item under consideration at this meeting –

To confirm the minutes of the meeting’s held on 1 and 8 July 2010.

Agreed that –

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 informed that there were no appeal cases since the last meeting.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed driver review of licence status.

The Committee having –

Members were concerned that –

The Committee agreed that the accumulation of 19 penalty points in a just over a three year period all for speeding offences showed both a disregard for the rules of the road and a disregard for public safety.

The failure to note the convictions when renewing the licence in 2008 and 2009 and the failure to report the convictions in accordance with the conditions of licence did not show a commitment to work with the Licensing authority.

Having taken into account all of the above Members considered that it was proportionate to suspend Mr Hajduk’s Private Hire Driver’s licence for a period of 10 days in respect of his failure to report his convictions.

In addition to address Members concerns regarding public safety, Mr Hajduk is required to re take his driving test within two months and also to undertake the Level 2 VRQ in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent qualification; which he is to commence within the next six months.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed hackney carriage driver review of licence status.

The Committee having –

The Committee agreed that having taken into account all of the above and the circumstances described by Mr Cassell, no action would be taken against his licence on this occasion but that he would be given a warning which would remain on his file and would be brought to committee’s attention in the future.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed driver review of licence status.

The Committee having –

Members were concerned that the failure to notify in accordance with the conditions of his private hire driver’s licence did not demonstrate a commitment to work with the licensing authority.

The Committee agreed that having taken into account all of the above, Mr Colwill’s licence would be suspended for a period of 3 days for the failure to report in accordance with the conditions of his licence.

(Councillor Bowie declared a personal interest and did not participate in this item.)

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) 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that Section 100(A) (2) and (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public are excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of confidential/exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part 1 Schedule 12A of the (Local Government Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2010.

Agreed that the approval of the confidential minutes of the meeting on 8 July 2010 be deferred until the next meeting.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed hackney carriage driver review of licence status.

The Committee having –

Agreed that the matter would be adjourned until more evidence was available to allow the committee to reach a decision.

(Councillors Bowie and Haydon had serious concerns about the decision of the committee and wanted their concerns were noted in the minutes on the grounds of public safety.)

Recommended that a special Licensing Hackney Carriage Committee meeting be scheduled to invite Licensing Officers, Legal Officers, relevant police representatives, Licensing Hackney Carriage Committee members and the Cabinet Member for Customer Services (Safer and Stronger Communities and Leisure, Culture and Sport) to look at the Policies and Procedures around items being submitted to the Licensing Hackney Carriage Committee where the evidence is not complete.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on the application for the grant of a private hire driver’s licence.

The Committee agreed that due to JS’s non attendance at the Committee that the application would be held on file until such time as the applicant contacts the licensing department.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed hackney carriage driver review of licence status.

The committee having heard from SR agreed that the matter would be adjourned until the 30 September 2010 to allow SR to seek legal advice.

The Director for Community Services will submit a report on a licensed hackney carriage driver review of licence status.

The Committee having –

The Committee agreed to revoke TW’s Hackney Carriage driver’s licence on the grounds of concerns for public safety. The Council’s policy states that licences will not generally be granted to those with convictions for drug offences and that this guideline applies when considering the suitability of a person to retain a licence and members could see no reason to depart from their policy in this case.

(Note: there is a confidential part of this minute)