Agenda item

The Licensing Officer introduced the report as published.

After Member and driver questions to the officer, and the driver and his solicitor addressing the committee and then answering Member questions, the committee adjourned to debate the matter and made their decision.

After the adjournment the Chair delivered the committees decision as follows:

The committee takes the Equality Act very seriously and financial safeguarding of the general public so to take no action is not suitable. 

The Committee consider revocation would be too excessive based on the information before the committee, and the insufficient evidence suggests suspension is not an option for the committee at this time.

Therefore the unanimous decision of the committee was that

A written warning would be given and this would be  passed on to integrated transport

The Committee delegated to the licensing team a suitable course at the drivers expense to suit the issues in the case around financial safeguarding and for the driver to re do the safeguarding course again at his own expense which would cover the issues raised in relation to the Equality Act.  The committee stated that both of these tests were to be undertaken within 3 months – and all certificates to handed into licensing team.

The driver was reminded of his right of appeal to the local magistrates court within 21 days of the decision.