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Presentation of the Annual Licensing Report 2023/24

 

 

Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Licensing and Regulation Committee (Item 8)

ANNUAL LICENSING REPORT 2023/24 - PART 2

REPORT OF THE LICENSING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER

 

To provide the Committee with a summary of licensing activity during the reporting year.

Decision:

The Licensing and Community Safety Manager presented Appendix C to the report entitled ‘Annual Licensing Report 2023/24’.

Minutes:

N.B. This item was considered in restricted session and therefore no recording is available.

 

The Licensing and Community Safety Manager presented Appendix C to the report entitled ‘Annual Licensing Report 2023/24’ and highlighted that:

 

·       A decision was required regarding all Taxi Drivers to ensure that they were fit and proper to fulfil their role according to Council Policy.

·       The Executive Member for Housing and Environmental Health and the Chair of the Licensing Committee were often consulted on these decisions.

·       The appendix provided details of Decisions Notices where a driver was deemed not fit and proper which had been requested by the Committee at the previous meeting.

·       The decisions were not made easily and considered relevant policy sections and case law. The applicant had a right of appeal.

 

In response to questions from Councillor Elizabeth Dennis, the Licensing and Community Safety Manager advised that the applicant in the first decision came across on paper as challenging however, it was apparent from a face to face meeting that their people skills were affected by other issues and that they could not accept that their actions were deemed violent. The applicant was trying to change and the outcome could be reevaluated in the future.

 

Councillor Bryony May stated that the decisions were useful and had a clear layout stating the points in the decision process.

 

Councillor Alistair Willoughby stated that they had discussed the first applicant with the Licensing and Community Safety Manager and although this was a difficult decision, it was felt that they needed a little more time.