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

There were no declarations of interest made by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct.

The committee agreed to appoint Councillor Mrs Nicholson as Vice Chair for this particular meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 28 March 2013.

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting on 28 March 2013 are confirmed as a correct record subject to the amendment April 2014 (minute 131 refers).

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.

The committee –

The committee agreed that having taken the above into consideration they would not deal with the matters contained in the report today; if Mr Gilbery decided to return to the trade before his current licence expired then the report would be resubmitted to members for consideration at the earliest opportunity. However, if Mr Gilbery decided to return to the trade after the expiry of his current licence then the application for the grant of a licence would be decided upon by the Taxi Licensing Committee and the information contained in the report would be brought to members’ attention at that time.

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

The committee -

Members were concerned that –

The committee agreed that having taken all of the above into account, Ms Jordan’s Hackney Carriage Driver’s licence will be suspended for three days in relation to her lateness in reporting the offence, in accordance with the Hackney Carriage Byelaws and also in relation to the speeding offence; Ms Jordan will also be issued with a warning in relation to her future conduct to her driving standards and the condition of her vehicle; this warning will remain on file and will be brought to committee’s attention in the future should Ms Jordan appear before it again.

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

The committee –

 Members were concerned that –

The committee agreed that having taken all of the above into account it is proportionate to revoke Mr Marasescu’s private hire driver’s licence in accordance with section 19(1)(b) of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975, as he is no longer considered to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence due to his complete disregard for public safety as a result of his failure to maintain his vehicle; in addition and in light of Mr Marasescu’s repeated failure to maintain his vehicle, members could not be confident that the vehicle was safe for use as a licensed vehicle and therefore it is considered proportionate to revoke the private hire vehicle licence number 1314 in accordance with section 18(1)(b) of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975; failure to maintain a licensed vehicle is a relevant consideration under the council’s licensing objectives in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 145.

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 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 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 9172 to exclude the press and 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 paragraphs 3 and 7 of Part I of Schedule 12a of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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

The committee –

The committee agreed that having taken all of the information into account MAS’s Hackney Carriage driver’s licence will be suspended for three days under section 19(1)(b) of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975.

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

The Director for Place will submit a report on an application for the grant of a hackney carriage driver’s licence.

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant MJD’s application for a Hackney Carriage driver’s licence subject to MJD satisfactorily completing all the pre requisites for the grant of a licence and subject to him completing the VRQ driver qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent within the first 12months of any licence issued to him.

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

The committee –

The committee agreed to grant GCT’s application for a private hire driver’s licence subject to GCT completing all the pre requisites for the grant of a licence and subject to him satisfactorily completing the VRQ driver qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire or equivalent with the first 12 months of any licence issued to him.