Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed the applicant to the meeting and introductions were made.
Consideration was given to the Licensing Team Leader which requested the Sub-Committee to consider and determine the suitability of the Licence Holder to continue to be licensed as a Hackney Carriage Driver (for copy see file of Minutes).
The Licensing Enforcement Officer and a representative from Durham Constabulary provided background information in respect of the matters detailed in the report and responded to questions.
The Licence Holder then addressed the Sub-Committee and responded to questions from Members.
The Sub-Committee retired to deliberate the application in private at 10.50am. After re-convening at 11.10am the Chairman delivered the Sub-Committee’s decision.
Resolved:
That the Licence Holder’s Hackney Carriage Driver Licence be revoked as he was not deemed to be a ‘fit and proper’ person.
On leaving the meeting the applicant declared that 2 years ago he had made a conscious decision not to declare his convictions on his renewal application forms.