To consider an item deferred from 13 December meeting.

The Corporate Director for Business Management reported upon whether Mr KC remained a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Private Hire Driver Licence. 

Mr KC did not attend the meeting.  As this was the second time Mr KC had been invited to attend and had failed to do so, Members resolved to continue with the meeting in his absence.

Members considered carefully the evidence provided by the Licensing Officer and determined that Mr KC was not a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Private Hire Driver Licence.

In coming to their determination Members also gave serious consideration to their overriding responsibility in respect of the protection and safety of the public.  The Panel applied the principle of proportionality enshrined within the Human Rights Act 1998 and considered that in seeking to ensure the legitimate aim of the protection of the public the decision made to revoke the licence with immediate effect was justified in the circumstances.

Resolved – That, in the interests of public safety, Mr KC’s Private Hire Driver Licence be revoked with immediate effect. 

The Corporate Director for Business Management submitted a report to consider whether Mr KC should continue to hold a Private Hire Driver Licence. 

Mr KC did not attend the meeting.

Resolved – That Mr KC be instructed to attend the next meeting of the Licensing Panel on 20 December 2019 and that should he fail to attend the matter may be considered in his absence.