Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Byrne, Cosgrove and Shuttleworth. Councillor Arnott attended as a substitute for Councillor Byrne.

There were no items of urgent business received.

There were no declarations of interest received.

There were no public questions received.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Driver Panel held on 10^th March 2020 are attached for approval.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Driver Panel held on 10th March 2020 be approved as a correct record.

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.

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.

RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having considered the Applicant’s conduct 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 refused.

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

The purpose of this report is to ask Members to review a Dual Driver’s licence, which, due to convictions 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.

RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having considered the Applicant’s conduct 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 current dual hackney carriage/private hire driver’s licence be revoked.

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

RESOLVED that the up to date information on the appeals against the decisions of the Council’s Licensing Driver Panel  and those made under delegated powers be noted.