Members nominated Cllr Mynott to Chair the hearing.

Members are respectfully reminded that, in determining the matters listed below, they are exercising an administrative function with the civil burden of proof, i.e. ‘on the balance of probabilities’.  The matter will be determined on the facts before the Sub-Committee and the rules of natural justice will apply.

Members are respectfully reminded that, in determining the matters listed below, they are exercising an administrative function with the civil burden of proof, i.e. ‘on the balance of probabilities’.  The matter will be determined on the facts before the Sub-Committee and the rules of natural justice will apply.

The report for this hearing is exempt:  It is not to be published

by virtue of Part 1 of Schedule 12 Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to an individual.

The hearing will therefore take place in private session.

An application had been received for a private hire driver licence. As the applicant falls outside of our policy as being suitable, the application had, therefore, been referred to the Licensing Sub Committee for consideration.

Members are asked to:

Consider this report with appendices, consider all the information

made available to it at the hearing and determine if the licence

holder is a fit and proper person to be granted a Private Hire Drivers

Licence, and decide whether to:

a) Refuse the grant of the licence

b) Grant the licence

c) Grant the licence with further conditions

d) Any other decision the Sub Committee deems reasonable; or

e) To take no further action

After considering all the evidence available at the sub-committee, the committee resolved to implement recommendation A of the report and therefore refused the grant of the license.