Decision details

The Licensing Unit Manager presented a report submitted by the Assistant Director (Localities) regarding applications for Public/Private Hire Vehicles Drivers’ Licences.

Applicant 08/2017 attended the meeting and was unaccompanied.  The Licensing Unit Manager summarised the report, which was accepted by the Applicant, which explained that the Applicant had previously had his application for a Private Hire Drivers Licence refused at a Panel meeting held on 1 September 2016. It was reported that the decision taken on 1 September 2016 was based on inaccurate and misleading information provided within the DBS check that had been presented to the Panel. Checks had since been undertaken and the inaccuracies had recently come to light following information disclosed by the Police.

The Applicant then addressed the Panel and explained the issue regarding the inaccurate DBS certificate. A letter was read out by the Acting Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services from the Applicant’s solicitor, Mr B Koffman. The letter highlighted the inaccurate information on which the previous decision was taken and requested the application be considered in the absence of this information.

Delegated decision:

The Panel carefully considered the report, the oral representations by the Applicant and the letter from the Applicant’s solicitor and after taking into account the Council’s Conviction Policy and Guidelines and in accordance with the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and resolved, unanimously, that the application for a Private Hire Driver’s Licence by Applicant 08/2017 be granted.