Minutes:
Below is a summary of the matter considered in Part II of the meeting.
The Licensing Officer explained to the Sub-Committee that the purpose of the referral of the application to the Sub-Committee was for Members to consider if the Applicant was a fit and proper person to be granted a PHD licence following a caution that he had received in March 2016 for affray.
Members were reminded that the Council’s Policy and Guidance on Convictions and Cautions for Hackney Carriage Drivers, Private Hire Drivers and Private Hire Operators and Vehicle Proprietors (revised October 2019) stated that a licence would not normally be granted until at least 10 years had elapsed since the completion of any sentence imposed.
In submissions made to the Sub-Committee, the Applicant stated that he had received the caution a number of years ago and deserved to be given a second chance. Information regarding the Applicant’s current employment details was noted.
Having considered all the written and verbal evidence the Sub Committee
Resolved - That Applicant Reference 06-21 not be granted a Private Hire Driver Licence.