Minutes:
The Following is a Part 1 summary of the case:
The Licensing Sub-Committee was asked to consider whether the Appellant (Reference 04-18) was a fit and proper person to be granted a Private Hire driver licence in Slough.
The Licensing Manager summarised the background to the case and discussed the relevant Policy and Legislative considerations. He advised Members that the Sub-Committee could only allow an Applicant to hold a Licence if it was satisfied that the applicant was a ‘fit and proper’ person to do so.
It was outlined that in April 2018 an application for a Private Hire Driver’s licence had been made, upon which no convictions or cautions were declared. However, following the submission of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate to the Licensing Office, in November 2018, it was noted that the Appellant had received a caution on 5th July 2015 following an incident that had taken place on 3rd May 2015.
Options available to the Sub-Committee were outlined. It was recommended that the application be refused as failure to disclose the caution highlighted that the Appellant was not a ‘fit and proper person’ to be granted a Private Hire Driver Licence.
The Appellant addressed the Sub-Committee, and presented evidence in mitigation. Circumstances relating to the incident in July 2015 were outlined and an explanation provided in relation to the Appellant’s current and former place of residence. The Appellant also stated that he was not aware that a caution had to be declared on the application form. It was also noted that he was not currently working and needed a licence to generate income.
The Sub-Committee carefully considered all the evidence at its disposal.
Resolved – That a Private Hire Driver Licence not be issued to
Appellant 04-18.