Issue - meetings

Members were asked to consider and determine an application for a private hire drivers licence from applicant – 159009 who had provided a DBS which contained relevant convictions relating to the alleged offence of 3 x assaults occasioning actual bodily hard and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour.

Applicant – 159009 attended the meeting and was 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 applicant – 159009’s application form, including DVLA check code.

- A copy of a summary transcript between the applicant and licensing officers.

The Chair introduced everyone present and explained the procedure to be followed during the hearing.

Applicant - 159009 appeared before the Committee in relation to his application due to his DBS certificate containing information relating to the alleged offence of 3 x assaults occasioning actual bodily hard and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour.

The Committee Members were presented with the officers’ report. Committee Members and applicant - 159009 had the opportunity to ask questions of the officer’s report.

The main topics discussed were as follows:

- Applicant – 159009 explained to Members the history to the allegations which had been made against him and which he also denied. He told Members that he had fully cooperated with the police and was awaiting a bail hearing which kept getting deferred. Currently the latest bail hearing was scheduled for February 2026.

- Applicant -159009 stated that he had put in his application prior to the bail hearing as he did not know if the February hearing would be also put back as the others had been.

- Applicant -159009 said he was physically and mentally fit, he was a safe driver with no endorsements on his DVLA licence. He also stated he did not have a criminal record, just the current outstanding police investigation relating to the assault allegations. Applicant -159009 believed he was a fit and proper person to hold a private hire drivers licence, was not dangerous and would not cause any harm to anyone.

The Committee had considered all the information before them and listened to what applicant - 159009 and the licensing officer had said to them.

The Committee felt they were not currently able to determine that applicant - 159009 was a fit and proper person, due to the outstanding allegations against him of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour for which applicant – 159009 was currently on police bail. 

The Committee had determined applicant – 159009’s application be refused.

RESOLVED that applicant –159009’s application for a private hire drivers licence be refused for the reasons as detailed above.