Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed the Licence Holder to the meeting and introductions were made.
The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director Adult and Health Services which requested Members 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 presented the enforcement report. There were no questions of the Officer.
The representative from Durham Constabulary provided Members with background information to the matters detailed in the report and gave details of previous motoring offences. The Officer responded to questions.
The Licence Holder was invited to address the Sub-Committee and responded to questions.
All parties were invited to sum up and then the Sub-Committee retired to deliberate the application in private at 11.50am. After re-convening at 12noon the Chairman delivered the Sub-Committee’s decision.
Resolved:
That the Licence Holder be issued with a written warning for a 12 month period.