Councillors R J Patterson, H Bettison, G E Miller and J Waterhouse.
IN ATTENDANCE :
The Hackney Carriage Driver and his wife and six witnesses called to give evidence by the Senior Licensing Officer.
354. APOLOGIES
Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors A H Murray, D Buckle, J N Simpson, A R Bowlas, L Robson, C G Hallam-Baker, A E Breckons and J Nesbit.
355. 1. DECLARATION OF INTEREST 1
No declarations of interest declared.
356. 2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE HELD ON 4 AUGUST 2004 1
DECISION: To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 4 August 2004.
357. 3. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC 1
DECISION: To exclude under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in part 1 of schedule 12A of the Act.
Paragraph 7: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).
358. 4. APPLICATION FOR THE REVOCATION OF A DRIVER’S HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVER’S LICENCE 2
DECISION:
(i) Having heard oral evidence from the six witnesses called by the Senior Licensing Officer and from the Driver and his wife, determined not to suspend or revoke the Driver’s Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence.
(ii) To issue a ‘serious warning’ to the Driver as to his future behaviour in relation to matters under its control, as a licensing authority, and would intend to take this matter into consideration, for a period of 5 years, should any issue regarding any of the licences held by the Driver from this Council in relation to his taxi business come before the Council.
