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Contact: Sophie Smith Email: sophie.smith@northlincs.gov.uk
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Substitutions Minutes: There were no substitutions at the meeting. |
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal or Personal and Prejudicial Interests, and significant contact with Applicants, Objectors or Third Parties (Lobbying), if any. Minutes: The following member declared a Personal Interest –
Member Councillor S Armitage
Nature of Interest Personal Licence Holder
No lobbying was declared. |
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Minutes: Resolved– That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 February 2024, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman. |
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Any other items that the chairman decides are urgent by reason of special circumstances that must be specified. Minutes: Resolved– That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following items (Minutes 2036 and 2037 refer) on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - Review of a Private Hire Operators Licence Minutes: The Director: Communities submitted a report advising members of a review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Operators Licence to be determined by the sub-committee.
The report contained background information on the process for determining such requests, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could revoke a licence.
The options available to the sub-committee when considering such information were:
Ø To take no action. Ø To warn the licence holder regarding their future conduct. Ø To add additional conditions to the licence. Ø To suspend the licence for a set period of time. Ø To revoke the licence.
Should the sub-committee revoke the licence or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the licence holder may appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which they were notified of the decision.
Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the licence holder had further recourse to the Crown Court.
The procedure for dealing with such requests at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.
The Licensing Authority presented the reason for the review being considered by the sub-committee.
The licence holder attended the hearing, accompanied by their legal representative, who made submissions and responded to questions.
Resolved - “That after hearing the submissions made by the licence holder, their legal representative, and the Licensing Authority at the hearing on the 21 March 2024, the Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee carefully considered the information presented, including their responses to questions, and that contained within the agenda bundle as part of their deliberations.
The sub-committee were deeply concerned with the number of vehicles held by the licence holder under their proprietor’s licence that, upon inspection by the council’s Licensing Officer’s and Fleet Services Department, were deemed to not be to the standard required under the council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy. In addition, they were also concerned that the licence holder had failed to notify the council’s Licensing Authority of their vehicles being involved in accidents on two occasions, and that the licence holder’s booking records were not compliant with the council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and mandatory conditions. As a result of the breaches of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and conditions attached to their licence identified during July 2022 and February 2024, the licence holder had been issued with 50 warning points to their licence.
The sub-committee gave particular weight to the fact that the licence holder had put sufficient operational procedures in place to prevent vehicles from failing to meet the standard required under the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy, which included the drivers undertaking and completing daily vehicle check sheets which were to be handed to the licence holder, all vehicles being serviced every 3 months at a mechanical garage owned by the licence holder, and that a new booking system had been installed and was in operation.
Furthermore, the sub-committee gave great ... view the full minutes text for item 2057. |
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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - Town Police Clauses Act 1847 - Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence Minutes: The Director: Communities submitted a report advising members of a review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence to be determined by the sub-committee.
The report contained background information on the process for determining such requests, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could revoke a licence.
The options available to the sub-committee when considering such information were:
Ø To take no action. Ø To warn the licence holder regarding their future conduct. Ø To add additional conditions to the licence. Ø To suspend the licence for a set period of time. Ø To revoke the licence.
Should the sub-committee revoke the licence or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the licence holder may appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which they were notified of the decision.
Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the licence holder had further recourse to the Crown Court.
The procedure for dealing with such requests at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.
The Licensing Authority presented the reason for the review being considered by the sub-committee.
The licence holder attended the hearing, accompanied by their legal representative, who made submissions and responded to questions.
Resolved – That after hearing the
submissions made by the licence holder, their legal representative,
and the Licensing Authority at the hearing on the 21 March
2024, the Licensing (Miscellaneous)
Sub-Committee carefully considered the
information presented, including their responses to questions, and
that contained within the agenda bundle as part of their
deliberations. |
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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 - Town Police Clauses Act 1847 - Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles Minutes: The Director: Communities submitted a report advising members of a review of a proprietor of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Licences to be determined by the sub-committee.
The report contained background information on the process for determining such requests, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could revoke a licence.
The options available to the sub-committee when considering such information were:
Ø To take no action. Ø To warn the licence holder regarding their future conduct. Ø To add additional conditions to the licence. Ø To suspend the licence for a set period of time. Ø To revoke the licence.
Should the sub-committee revoke the licence or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the licence holder may appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which they were notified of the decision.
Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the licence holder had further recourse to the Crown Court.
The procedure for dealing with such requests at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.
The Licensing Authority presented the reason for the review being considered by the sub-committee.
The licence holder attended the hearing, accompanied by their legal representative, who made submissions and responded to questions.
Resolved – That after hearing the
submissions made by the licence holder, their legal representative,
and the Licensing Authority at the hearing on the 21 March
2024, the Licensing (Miscellaneous)
Sub-Committee carefully considered the
information presented, including their responses to questions, and
that contained within the agenda bundle as part of their
deliberations. |