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

In accordance with the code of conduct, Councillor Bowie declared a personal interest in minute numbers 73 and 74.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 25 October 2012.

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 25 October 2012 are confirmed as a correct 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.

The committee was advised that there had been no new appeal cases heard since the last meeting.

The Director for Place will submit a report on a licensed private hire driver review of licence status.

Due to Mr Szikszai’s non-attendance at committee, Members agreed that this matter is deferred until the next available committee meeting.

With permission of the Chair, the order of business on the agenda was amended, as set out below in the minutes.

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 they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 7 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 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 exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Director for Place will submit a report on the application for the grant of a private hire operator’s licence.

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant SC’s application for a private hire operator’s licence subject to the necessary planning permission being granted.

(Councillor Bowie declared a personal interest in this matter and left the room for this item).

The Director for Place will submit a report for the grant of a private hire operator’s licence.

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant PC’s application for a private hire operator’s licence subject to the necessary planning permission being granted.

(Councillor Bowie declared a personal interest in this matter and left the room for this item).

The Director for Place will submit a report on a licensed private hire driver review of licence status.

The committee –

However, Members were concerned that –

Mr Boitus had committed three motoring offences which raised concerns about his attitude towards the safety of the public.

In addition Mr Boitus had breached the private hire driver’s licence conditions by failing to report a conviction in the correct manner.

The committee agreed that it is proportionate to suspend Mr Boitus’s hackney carriage driver’s licence for a period of two days in respect of the offences themselves and two days for failing to report the offences in the correct manner; this will be a total of four day’s suspension.

(Councillor Bowie was present for the remaining items on the agenda).

(Please note: this matter was considered in Part I of the meeting).

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

The committee -

Having taken the above into account the committee agreed that it is proportionate to issue MW with a warning which will lie on his file and will be brought to the attention of any future licensing committee which he is required to attend.

(Councillors Fry and Ricketts were not present for the following items on the agenda).

(Please note: this item and the remaining items were considered under Part II).

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

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

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant MH’s application for a private hire driver’s licence subject to him satisfactorily completing the VRQ driver qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or its equivalent within the next 12 months of the grant of this licence.

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

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant WL’s application for a private hire driver’s licence subject to the completion of the pre-requisite tests, namely the DVLA Group II medical certificate, the driving standards test and the knowledge of Plymouth test. WL is also required to complete the VRQ driver qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent within the first 12 months of the grant of this licence.

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

Due to SU’s non attendance at committee, Members agreed that his application for the grant of a private hire driver’s licence is held on file until such time as he contacts the licensing department.