Agenda item

To receive a report from the Corporate Director of Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Corporate Director for the Environment which asked Members to determine whether an operator was a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Private Hire Operator Licence.

In making their decision, Members considered the content of the report and appendices, the verbal presentation by the Licensing Enforcement Officer on behalf of the licensing authority, the verbal presentation by the operator, a written statement provided by the operator on the day, the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy and the statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards issued by the Department of Transport.

The Sub-Committee were disappointed to hear that the operator had not engaged with the Licensing Authority as they were required to do and emphasised the importance of the operator checks.  However, it was noted that the operator had not been before the Sub-Committee in any adverse capacity and the Council had not received any complaints from members of the public or from the IPT services. Therefore, on balance, the Sub-Committee acknowledged the difficulties that the operator was currently experiencing and accepted the explanations provided.

Resolved:

That the operator was a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Private Hire Operator Licence, however Members requested that the Decision Notice act as a written warning as to their conduct.