Agenda and draft minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest received.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 17^th February 2025, be approved as a true and accurate record.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a private hire vehicle licensing.

The applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the circulated report and hearing all parties’ representations, the committee agreed to Approve the application, subject to the following conditions:

1. The door signs issued by the Council are not required to be displayed on the vehicle, when the vehicle is being used in connection with conveying V.I.P, corporate or executive customers, where the customer has expressed a desire for the door signs not to be displayed.    

2. The back plate issued by the Council shall be secured to the inside of the boot at times when the vehicle is being used in connection with conveying customers as detailed in 1 above.  An identifying disc (provided by the Licensing Authority) must be displayed in a visible location behind the front windscreen.

3. If the vehicle is used for private hire work, which is not in connection with conveying customers as detailed in 1 above, then the door signs and back plate shall be secured to the locations specified in the Council's Taxi Licensing Policy.

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

There were no urgent items.

That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act.

Resolved:

That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of part 4 of schedule 12A of the above Act.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be GRANTED. Members agreed to act outside the Policy and consider the application without a certificate of good conduct. The reasons being that the Applicant has provided information about their conduct and actions whilst out of the UK and had made reasonable efforts to obtain a certificate of good conduct.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be GRANTED. Members agreed to act outside the Policy and consider the application without a certificate of good conduct. The reasons being that the Applicant has provided information about their conduct and actions whilst out of the UK and had made reasonable efforts to obtain a certificate of good conduct.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be GRANTED. Members agreed to act outside the Policy and consider the application without a certificate of good conduct. The reasons being that the Applicant has provided information about their conduct and actions whilst out of the UK and had made reasonable efforts to obtain a certificate of good conduct.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be GRANTED. Members agreed to act outside the Policy and consider the application without a certificate of good conduct. The reasons being that the Applicant has provided information about their conduct and actions whilst out of the UK and had made reasonable efforts to obtain a certificate of good conduct.

Members were asked to consider an application for a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence renewal. 

The Driver attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the circulated private report, hearing all representatives and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed the renewal application be Granted. Members were of the view the applicant was a fit and proper person.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be GRANTED. Members agreed to act outside the Policy and consider the application without a certificate of good conduct. The reasons being that the Applicant has provided information about their conduct and actions whilst out of the UK and had made reasonable efforts to obtain a certificate of good conduct.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations (including those by South Wales Police) and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be REFUSED by reason of the nature of the allegations (as detailed in the report), submissions appeared at times contradictory and inconsistent, and there was a discrepancy in the Applicant’s version of events. Moreover, the Committee, on the balance of probabilities, believed the complainant’s account of the allegations.

Members considered the additional information as part of agenda item 13 – case 7.

Members were asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence.

The Applicant attended the meeting.

Resolved:

That after reviewing the private circulated report, hearing all the parties’ representations and having due regard to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Policy, the Committee agreed that the application be REFUSED by reason of the nature of the offence (as detailed in the report), inconsistencies with the submissions and that insufficient time had elapsed since his conviction.