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The Licensing Committee recommended to Full Council that the revised and updated Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Enforcement Policy, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved, subject to the following amendments under the heading of ‘Licensing Sub-Committee’:

A       The fourth bullet point under ‘where cases are referred to the Licensing Sub-Committee, the Licensing Team will:’ be amended to read:

‘Allow the licence holder (with or without representation) the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee to present his/her case and provide supporting evidence.’;

B       The final paragraph to read:

‘In situations where immediate action is required to secure public safety, or the licensing authority is unable to convene a Licensing Sub-Committee within a reasonable time, the  Environment and Licensing Manager shall, under delegated authority and in consultation with the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee, take action.’

The above Committee recommended to Full Council that the revised and updated Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Enforcement Policy, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved, subject to the following amendments under the heading of ‘Licensing Sub-Committee’:

A     The fourth bullet point under ‘where cases are referred to the Licensing Sub-Committee, the Licensing Team will:’ be amended to read:

‘Allow the licence holder (with or without representation) the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee to present his/her case and provide supporting evidence.’;

B    The final paragraph to read:

‘In situations where immediate action is required to secure public safety, or the licensing authority is unable to convene a Licensing Sub-Committee within a reasonable time, the  Environment and Licensing Manager shall, under delegated authority and in consultation with the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee, take action.’

Proposed by Councillor Lanie Shears (seconded by Councillor Edna Stevens) it was:

RESOLVED that the above recommendations be approved.

The Committee received a report proposing revisions to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Enforcement Policy to take account of changes to the availability of driver assessments.

RECOMMENDED TO FULL COUNCIL that the revised and updated Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Enforcement Policy, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved, subject to the following amendments under the heading of ‘Licensing Sub-Committee’:

(a)    The fourth bullet point under ’Where cases are referred to the   Licensing Sub-Committee, the Licensing Team will:’ be amended to read:

‘Allow the licence holder (with or without representation) the opportunity to address the Sub-Committee to present his/her case and provide supporting evidence.’;

(b)     The final paragraph to read:

‘In situations where immediate action is required to secure public safety, or the licensing authority is unable to convene a Licensing Sub-Committee within a reasonable time, the Environment and Licensing Manager shall, under delegated authority and in consultation with the Chair or Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee, take action.’