Issue - meetings

Chris Howell, Licensing Manager, presented a report asking Members to:

1. Agree the proposed amendments to the Guidelines Relating to Relevance of Convictions and Breaches of Licence Conditions relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Proprietors and Drivers and Private Hire Vehicle Operators should be the subject of a consultation exercise.

2. Request that employees undertake a consultation exercise.

3. Receive a further report following completion of the consultation exercise.

4. Note that the proposed amendments have been subject to an internal consultation with employees.

In response to questions asked, the Licensing Manager and Sarah Hardwick, Senior Solicitor, confirmed that when developing the proposed amendments, the current standards had not been lowered.

Resolved:

That Members of the Licensing Committee:

1. Agreed the proposed amendments to the Guidelines Relating to Relevance of Convictions and Breaches of Licence Conditions relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Proprietors and Drivers and Private Hire Vehicle Operators should be the subject of a consultation exercise.

2. Requested that employees undertake a consultation exercise.

3. Agreed to receive a further report following completion of the consultation exercise.

Noted that the proposed amendments had been subject to an internal consultation with employees.