Combined Hackey Carriage and Private Hire Driver - 054401
Minutes:
Members were asked to consider and determine the continued fitness of combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 who was involved in an incident in Thornaby town centre.
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 and his representative Mr David Wilson, attended the meeting and were given the opportunity to make representation.
Committee papers and reports had been provided to all relevant parties prior to the meeting.
The report detailed the following:
- A copy of an e mail referral from the Community Safety Team to the Licensing Team
regarding an incident in Thornaby town centre which involved combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401.
- A copy of a delegated decision front sheet relating to combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401.
- A copy of a suspension letter to combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401.
- A copy of an interview transcript between licensing officers and combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401.
- A copy pf a report confirming that combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 had made a call to the enforcement centre to report the incident he was involved in.
- A copy of an e mail from an Honorary Alderman who gave a brief history of the issues in Thornaby Town Centre which related to the incident combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 had been involved in.
- Copies of various historical written warnings relating to combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401.
The Chair introduced everyone present and explained the procedure to be followed during the hearing.
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 appeared before the Committee with his representative due to an incident which involved combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 where he had been seen on CCTV holding onto a young person in Thornaby Town Centre and who was also seen in possession of a shortened golf club.
The Committee Members were presented with the officers’ report as well as various CCTV footage which showed the incident from different camera angles. Committee Members, combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 and his representative had the opportunity to ask questions of the officer’s report.
The main topics discussed were as follows:
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401’s representative explained to Members that driver – 054401 was a family man with no criminal convictions and had been a licenced driver for over 20 years and had worked from the taxi rank in Thornaby for a very long time. A number of Anti-Social Behaviour incidents had been reported in and around the area of Thornaby Town Centre and the taxi rank in the last few months.
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 054401 kept the number for the enforcement team in his phone to report any incidents he saw.
The Committee were shown CCTV footage which showed applicant – 054401 ... view the full minutes text for item 35