Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Driver Panel - Tuesday, 7th April, 2026 9.30 am

Venue: JR Clynes Building, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

Contact: Constitutional Services Email: Constitutional.services@oldham.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies For Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence received.
2.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair Minutes: There were no items of urgent business received.
3.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest received.
4.	Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution. Minutes: There were no public questions received.
5.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 224 KB The Minutes of the meeting held on 3^rd March 2026 are attached for approval. Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 3^rd March 2026 be approved as a correct record.
6.	Order of Proceedings PDF 105 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the Order of Proceedings be noted.
7.	Exclusion of the Press and Public That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraph(s) 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports. Minutes: RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.
8.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/29) View the background to item 8. 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 into question the applicants 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, 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 Applicant be granted a licence for a period of 1 year with the licence to be renewed for a further period of 2 years if the Council receives no complaints about the Applicant’s conduct in the meantime. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
9.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/30) View the background to item 9. 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Applicant’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Applicant is not a fit and proper person and accordingly the application was refused on the grounds that the decision is in accordance with the guidance in the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability.
10.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/31) View the background to item 10. 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 into question the applicants 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Applicant’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Applicant is not a fit and proper person and accordingly the application was refused on the grounds that the decision is in accordance with the guidance in the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
11.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/32) View the background to item 11. 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 into question the applicants 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, 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 Applicant be granted a licence for a period of 1 year with the licence to be renewed for a further period of 2 years if the Council receives no complaints about the Applicant’s conduct in the meantime. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
12.	Review of a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/33) View the background to item 12. The purpose of this report is to ask Members to review a dual driver licence where information recorded against the licence holder calls into question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the licence holder has been referred to this Panel for determination. 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 is a fit and proper person and accordingly a final written warning be issued and the completion of the Driver Awareness Course before the licence was reinstated. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
13.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/34) View the background to item 13. 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 the applicants 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, 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 Applicant be granted a licence for a period of 1 year with the licence to be renewed for a further period of 2 years if the Council receives no complaints about the Applicant’s conduct in the meantime. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
14.	Review of a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/35) View the background to item 14. The purpose of this report is to ask Members to review a dual driver licence where information recorded against the licence holder calls into question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the licence holder has been referred to this Panel for determination. 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 revoked with immediate effect in accordance with the guidance in the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
15.	New Application for a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/36) View the background to item 15. 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 into question the applicants 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 an application for a new Dual Driver’s Licence, which, due to a conviction, called into question the Applicant’s 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 Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely convictions, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Applicant’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the application be deferred to the next Panel for additional information to be sought. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.
16.	Review of a Dual Driver Licence (DP/2026/37) View the background to item 16. The purpose of this report is to ask Members to review a Dual Driver’s licence, which, due to information received against the licence holder calls in to question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such licence. As such the application has been referred to this Panel for determination. 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 revoked with immediate effect in accordance with the guidance in the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability. NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.