Agenda and minutes

Venue: Worthing Town Hall, Gordon Room

Contact: Katy McMullan
Democratic Services Officer
01903 221006  Email: katy.mcmullan@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

LCSCA4/22-23

Declaration of Interests / Substitute Members

Members and officers must declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in relation

to any business on the agenda. Declarations should also be made at any stage

such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting.

 

If in doubt contact the Legal or Democratic Services representative for this

meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Jon Roser substituted for Councillor Cathy Glynn-Davies

 

There were no declarations of interest.

LCSCA5/22-23

Exclusion of the Press and Public

In the opinion of the proper officer the press and public should be excluded from

the meeting for consideration of item 3. Therefore the meeting is asked to

consider passing the following resolution:

 

‘that under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and

public be excluded from the meeting from the following items of business on the

grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in

the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act indicated against the item.’

Minutes:

Resolved: that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting from the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act indicated against the item.

LCSCA6/22-23

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Review of Private Hire Driver’s Licence

To consider a report by the Director for Communities, copy attached as item 3.

Minutes:

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Communities, a copy of which had been circulated to all members.  Members were requested to consider and determine a review of a Private Hire Driver Licence.

 

The Committee carried out the procedure laid before it.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:00pm for the members to consider their decision and reconvened at 7.30pm

 

In reaching its decision, the Licensing Committee gave due regard to relevant legislation and guidance within the Councils Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Handbook. The Committee also gave regard to human rights legislation and the rules of natural justice.

 

Resolved

The Committee has taken the following decision to: revoke the licence with immediate effect. 

 

Reasons for decision

The reasons given for the decision are that the overriding concern is the protection of the public and the Committee do not believe, on the evidence that they have before them and what they have heard tonight, that the driver is a fit and proper person to hold a licence. 

 

The driver has told the Committee this evening that he did know that the MOT had failed but that the garage did not tell him that he could not drive the vehicle or that it had dangerous defects.  He understood that repairs were needed but did not ask the garage what these were or what the car had failed its MOT on.   It is the driver's duty as a professional driver and as a road user to ensure that he is driving a safe and roadworthy vehicle.  It is not accepted that he did not know that he couldn’t drive his vehicle and consequently he drove without valid insurance and presented a significant risk to passengers, other road users and pedestrians.  He drove 43 miles with Do Not Drive until repaired (dangerous defects) rear brake pads and therefore the only decision can be to revoke the drivers licence.