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

No declarations of interest were made.

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.

Andrea Gilbert (Lawyer) provided an update on the outcome of one appeal.

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

There were no 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 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 that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this item)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed to: 

1. Revoke the Hackney Carriage Driver’s licence;
    

2. Take no action regarding the Hackney Carriage Vehicle licence.

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this item)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed:

1. To suspend the private hire vehicle drivers’ licence for a period of seven days.  

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed:

1.    To grant the application for a licence, subject to the driver resitting the ambassador course within six months. 

The Committee agreed to defer the case to allow the driver to attend.