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Agenda and minutes
Venue: Town Hall, Queen's Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1QR. If you are attending the Town Hall for this meeting, please enter the building via the Queens Road entrance opposite the cinema.
Contact: Emily Horne on 01424 451719 Email: ehorne@hastings.gov.uk
Items No. Item Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Councillor Sinden.
Minutes of the meeting held 9 June 2015 PDF 54 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting held on 9 June 2015 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chair.
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
Councillors made no declarations of interest at this meeting.
Notification of any additional urgent items
Minutes:
None.
Additional Urgent Items (if any)
Minutes:
None.
Exclusion of the public
To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the items of business listed below because it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of ‘exempt’ information as defined in the paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 referred to in the relevant report.
Minutes:
RESOLVED -that the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the item of business listed below because it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of ‘exempt’ information as defined in the paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972
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Subject Matter
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14(E)
Applicant for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence
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15(E)
Applicant for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence
Paragraph 4
Applicant for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence
Minutes:
The Corporate Director, Environmental Services, submitted a report regarding an application for a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence.
The purpose of the report was to determine if the applicant was a “Fit and Proper” person to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence.
The driver was in attendance and made a submission.
With the agreement of the Chair and the applicant, the Licensing Manager circulated confidential supplementary information supplied by the Chief Officer of Police, for Members to consider under Appendix A of the report. The applicant also circulated three character references to the panel. The Committee were given the opportunity to read the information.
Councillor Rogers proposed a motion to refuse the application, which was seconded by Councillor Charlesworth.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that the driver is not a “Fit and Proper person” to holda Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.
Reasons for this decision:The safety and welfare of the public is of paramount importance. The Committee believed that the applicant did not act professionally when he was in a position of trust and responsibility. The applicant did not seem to show any remorse for his conduct which on occasions seemed less than professional.
Applicant for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence
Minutes:
The Corporate Director, Environmental Services, submitted a report regarding an application for a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence.
The purpose of the report was to determine if the applicant was a “Fit and Proper” person to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers Licence.
The driver was in attendance and made a submission.
Councillor Rogers proposed a motion to refuse the application, which was seconded by Councillor Charlesworth.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that the driver is not a “Fit and Proper person” to holda Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.
Reasons for this decision: The Committee believed that the application was premature and that the applicant was not ready to take on the responsibilities of being a taxi driver.
The Committee have considered the safety and welfare of the public.
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