Issue - meetings

DP/2024/28

Meeting: 27/02/2024 - Licensing Driver Panel (Item 9)

DP/2024/28

The purpose of this report is to inform Members of an application for a new Dual Driver’s licence, which, due to a conviction calls in to question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the application has been referred to this Panel for determination.

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report to inform them of an application for a new Dual Driver’s licence, which, due to a conviction recorded against the Applicant calls in to question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the application was referred to the Panel for determination.

 

RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having taken into account the reason the Applicant has appeared before the Panel, namely: Conviction, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Applicant’s comments and the Council's Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Applicant is a fit and proper person and accordingly the application be GRANTED for a probationary period of 12 months.

 

NOTE:

1.  The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.

2.  The Applicant presented his Taxi badge to the Panel which showed that the licence expired in 1996 – Principal Licensing Officer clarified this.

3.  That in accordance with Part 4, Paragraph 16.3 of the Council’s Constitution, after a casting vote, Councillor Cosgrove, H. Harrison and Hamblett voted against this decision.