DP/2026/57
The purpose of this report is to inform
Members of an application to renew a dual hackney carriage /
private hire driver’s licence, where convictions recorded
against the applicant; calls into question whether they remain a
‘fit and proper’ person to hold a licence.
Minutes:
The Panel considered an application to review a Dual Driver’s Licence, where information recorded against the licence holder called in to question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence.
RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having taken into account the reason the Driver had appeared before the Panel, namely information received, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Driver’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Driver was not a fit and proper person and accordingly the licence be refused in accordance with the guidance in the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability.
NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.