Agenda item

Application for the Ongoing Suitability of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed the Licence Holder and his supporter to the meeting and introductions were made.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Corporate Director of Adult and Health Services which requested Members to determine the ongoing suitability of the Licence Holder to continue to be licensed as a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver (for copy of report, see file of minutes).

 

Durham Constabulary were unable to attend the meeting but had indicated that they had no further information to add.

 

The Licensing Enforcement Officer presented the enforcement report and Members and the Licence Holder were invited to ask questions.

 

Prior to the meeting, Members were provided with a written statement from the Licence Holder. The Licence Holder was asked if he had anything further to add to the statement, he then responded to questions.

 

All parties were invited to sum up then the Sub-Committee retired to deliberate the application in private at 10.20 am. After re-convening at 10.30 am the Chairman delivered the Sub-Committee’s decision.

 

Resolved: (i)The Licence Holder was issued with a written warning for a 4 month period.

 

(ii) The Sub-Committee recommended that the Licence Holder make an apology to the complainant.