Agenda item

Consideration of an Application to be Licensed as a Private Hire Driver

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed the Applicant to the meeting and introductions were made.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Climate Change to determine the suitability of the Applicant to be licensed as a Private Hire Driver.

 

The Licensing Enforcement Officer was in attendance to present the report. In presenting the report, the Licensing Enforcement Officer referred to a typographical error at paragraph 4 and clarified that the date should read 19 February 2009. All parties were invited to ask questions of the Licensing Enforcement Officer.

 

The Applicant was then invited to address the Sub-Committee and responded to questions from Members and Officers.

 

After summing up, the Sub-Committee retired to deliberate the application in private at 9.55 am. After re-convening at 10.15 am the Chair delivered the Sub-Committee’s decision.

 

Resolved: That the application for a Private Hire Driver Licence be refused.