Issue - meetings
PROPOSED REVISED RELEVANCE OF CONVICTION POLICY FOR HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE OPERATORS AND DRIVERS
Meeting: 11/06/2014 - Licensing Committee (Item 11)
To consider a report by the Head of Planning and Public Protection (copy enclosed) presenting a revised Relevance of Conviction Policy for hackney carriage and private hire vehicle drivers and operators for approval.
Additional documents:
- RELEVANCE OF CONVICTIONS POLICY - APP A, item 11 PDF 66 KB
- RELEVANCE OF CONVICTIONS POLICY - APP B, item 11 PDF 105 KB
Decision:
RESOLVED that the revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Conviction Policy as detailed in Appendix B to the report be approved.
Minutes:
The Licensing Officer (NJ) submitted a report by
the Head of Planning and Public Protection (previously circulated) presenting a
revised Relevance of Conviction Policy for hackney carriage and private hire
vehicle drivers and operators for approval.
Local authorities in Wales had been reviewing the
guidance in respect of relevant convictions and had decided through the
Directors of Public Protection Wales (DDPW) Licensing Technical Panel to
recommend an updated guidance relevant to current situations arising in taxi
licensing. The DPPW recommended the
policy for adoption by all Welsh local authorities to ensure a consistent and
transparent approach across Wales when determining whether or not an applicant
or an existing licence holder was a fit and proper person to hold a hackney
carriage or private hire driver/operator licence. Whilst officers and members would have regard
to the guidelines each case would be considered on its individual merit and
where circumstances demand the officer/committee may depart from the
guidelines. No objections had been
received to the proposed policy following consultation.
Members were content to accept the revised policy
and it was –
RESOLVED that the revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Conviction Policy as detailed in Appendix B to the report be approved.