Minutes:
The Chair welcomed the Licence Holder to the meeting and introductions were made.
The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Climate Change that asked Members to consider the ongoing suitability of the Licence Holder to continue to be licensed as a Hackney Carriage Driver (for copy of report, see file of Minutes).
The Licensing Enforcement Officer presented the report and Members and the Licence Holder were given the opportunity to ask questions of the Officer.
The Licence Holder was invited to address the Sub-Committee and Members heard from two-character witnesses that the Licence Holder had invited to join him in the meeting. The Licence Holder then responded to questions from Members and Officers.
After all parties had been given the opportunity to make a closing statement, the Licence Holder was advised that the Sub-Committee would retire to deliberate the application in private and the Licence Holder would be notified of their decision later today.
The Sub-Committee retired to deliberate the application in private at 1.55 pm.
Resolved: That the Licence Holder’s Hackney Carriage Driver Licence be suspended for a period of three months, but the suspension be suspended for a twelve-month period.