Minutes:
The Head of Environmental Health Services submitted a report concerning a new application for a Dual Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers Licence from driver AH. The application process revealed convictions which fell within the Council guidelines for the relevance of convictions.
The Committee noted that driver AH had held licences which had subsequently been revoked by East Staffordshire Borough Council, by South Derbyshire District Council and by North West Leicestershire District Council.
Driver AH attended the Committee together with his friend HW and explained to the Committee the circumstances surrounding the offences and the subsequent legal action which had been taken by 2 of the Councils.
The Committee listened carefully but did not hear anything that would cause them to depart from the Council Policy. It was noted that applicant AH had been convicted of a number of serious offences and made dishonest representations which had resulted in a conviction of fraud and the revocation of his licence by 3 Councils.
Resolved: That the application be refused due to the nature of the offences together with the recent conviction of fraud.
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