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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were
no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting. |
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Minutes - Licensing Committee - 15 March 2021 PDF 114 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 15 March 2021 were submitted and approved as a correct record. |
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Minutes - Licensing Committee - 19 March 2021 PDF 224 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 19 March 2021 were submitted and approved as a correct record. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public To consider passing a
Resolution Pursuant to Section 100A (4) Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972
excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the
following items on the grounds that if present there would be disclosure to
them of exempt information falling within paragraphs 1, 2 and 7 of Part 1 of
Schedule 12A of the Act and the public interest in maintaining the exemption
outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Minutes: ORDERED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that, if present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. |
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Application for Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence Ref: 04/21 Minutes: The Director of Adult Social Care and Health
Integration submitted an exempt report in connection with an application for a
Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence, Ref: 04/21, where circumstances had arisen
which required special consideration by the Committee. The Chair introduced those present and outlined the
procedure to be followed. The applicant
was in attendance at the meeting and verified his name and address and
confirmed that he had received a copy of the report and understood its
contents. The Licensing Manager presented a summary of the
report in relation to the applicant’s convictions, detailed at 1) to 6) in the
submitted report and made reference to the relevant sections of the Council’s
Policy Guidance on Cautions, Convictions and Complaints. The report highlighted that the applicant first
licensed as a Private Hire driver with Middlesbrough Council in August 2018,
however, in October 2019 a routine check of his DVLA licence revealed that he
had nine penalty points on his licence.
In accordance with the Officers’ Scheme of Delegations, the applicant
was required to undertake a Driver Improvement Scheme. This was undertaken on 4 March 2020 and a
copy of the trainer’s assessment was attached at Appendix 2. Attached at Appendix 1 to the report was a copy of
the check undertaken by Licensing Officers with the DVLA on 21 March 2021 along
with a check undertaken by the applicant’s previous employer, on 26 March 2021,
which shows details of the offences at 1) to 6) that led to his
disqualification from driving. In February 2020, the applicant appeared in Court
and was disqualified from driving for six months for the first 12 penalty
points and received a further disqualification for the remaining six penalty
points. It was highlighted that the
applicant had failed to report the disqualification to the Licensing Office, as
required by condition of his licence, and when asked why he had failed to do so
he stated he was unaware of the requirement. Council records showed that the applicant had
correctly answered a question in relation to reporting convictions as part of
the taxi driver’s knowledge test in June 2018.
He also failed to disclose these convictions in his latest application,
a copy of which was attached at Appendix 3. It was highlighted that Council records also showed
that the applicant was stopped in October 2019 by Police and a Licensing
Enforcement Officer in relation to his poor driving. A copy of the correspondence in relation to
this matter was attached at Appendix 4. The applicant’s driving licence was reinstated by
the DVLA in October 2020. The applicant confirmed that the report was an
accurate representation of the facts and was invited to address the Committee
in support of his application. The applicant addressed the Committee and responded
to questions from Members, the Council’s legal representative and the Licensing
Manager. It was confirmed that there were no further questions and the applicant and officers of the Council, other than representatives of the Council’s Legal and Democratic Services, ... view the full minutes text for item 20/30 |
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Any other urgent items which in the opinion of the Chair, may be considered. Minutes: Covid Regulations for Licensed Premises At the request of the Chair, the Licensing Manager provided the
Committee with an overview of the latest Covid regulations, guidance and
restrictions relating to the operation of licensed premises. As of today, 12 April 2021, licensed premises were able to re-open for
outdoor trading. In preparation for the
latest step, the Government had relaxed certain licensing laws to make trading
easier. This included temporarily
permitting those premises with an ‘on sales’ premises licence, to include ‘off
sales’ to provide takeaway alcohol and pavement café licences. Such temporary permissions were in place
until September 2021. The Committee was provided with information in relation to social
distancing measures and regulations that premises must adhere to and details of
checks and inspections that had been taking place by the Enforcement Team in
advance of premises’ reopening and how this would be monitored. NOTED |