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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Application for Dual Driver Licence - (DP/2019/02)

Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Licensing Driver Panel (Item 10)

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Application for Dual Driver Licence - (DP/2019/02)

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, who has been invited to today’s hearing, calls into question whether they remain a ‘fit and proper’ person to hold a licence.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having considered the Applicant’s failure to pass the multiple choice ten question exam on licensing conditions and taking into account Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council’s ‘Statement of Fitness and Suitability (Private

Hire & Hackney Carriage)’, approved by the Council in March 2018, the application for a dual hackney carriage / private hire driver’s licence be granted for 12 months.

 

NOTE: the Applicant and his representative attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.