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

No declarations of interest were made.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2024.

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2024 as an 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 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 11 July 2024.

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2024 as an accurate record.

The Committee:

a)    Considered all that was said by the driver and his character witness;

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 answer to that question was yes;

e)    Found exceptional, clear and compelling reasons to depart from the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy guidelines.

The Committee agreed to:

1.    Grant the application for a Private Hire Vehicle Licence, subject to the driver completing the VRQ in “Transporting Passengers by Taxi and  Private Hire” or its equivalent within 12 months of receiving the licence. Failure to complete the course by this time could result in sanctions including the possible revocation of his licence.    

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 answer to that question was yes;

e)    Found exceptional, clear and compelling reasons to depart from the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Policy guidelines.

The Committee agreed to:

1.    Grant the application for a Private Hire Vehicle Licence, subject to the driver completing the VRQ in “Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire” or its equivalent within 12 months of receiving the licence. Failure to complete the course by this time could result in sanctions including the possible revocation of his licence.