Minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no items of urgent business.

There were no declarations of interest.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Hearing and stated that the purpose of the Hearing was to review a Combined Drivers licence.  He introduced the Panel Members, Officers and Legal Advisor.

The Licence Holder and his representative introduced themselves.

The Legal Advisor outlined the procedure which would be followed at the Hearing.

At the request of the Chairman, the Licensing Enforcement Officer presented his report.  He explained that the report was for Members of the Panel to review a Combined Drivers Licence as a result of the Licence Holder accruing nine DVLA Penalty Points.

There were no questions to the Licensing Enforcement Officer.

The Licence Holder and his representative presented the case and responded to questions from all parties.

The Licensing Enforcement Officer summed up his case.  He referred to the report and the representations put forward at the hearing.  He requested that the Panel consider the report, including the submissions put forward by the Licence Holder and his representative and dispose of the matter by using one of the methods set out in the report.

The Licence Holder and his representative summed up his case.

The Legal Advisory informed the Panel that there were no outstanding matters.

The Decision of the Panel was read out.