Agenda and minutes

Members are requested to advise the Democratic Services Officer of any apologies for this meeting.

Councillors Crosby, Roberts and Talbot.

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2025 are attached. 

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2025 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.  

The Committee is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.  A draft resolution is attached for use by the Committee if it so wishes. 

Resolved: The public is excluded from the meeting when the Committee discusses the following items for the reasons set out below:

Report of the Director - Environment is attached.

The Committee considered a report of the Director – Environment, Paul Barton, presented by Licensing Officer, Gillian Littlehales, which advised of an investigation involving an individual who held a Private Hire Driver’s Licence with Wigan Council. Members were informed that, on 16 January 2025, the Licensing Authority had received a complaint alleging that a private hire driver had been plying for hire.

The driver and his representative attended the meeting and answered questions of the Committee.

In reaching its decision, the Committee took into account all evidence and representations provided, the circumstances surrounding the incident and all relevant guidelines.

Resolved: The Committee revokes the licence on the grounds that the driver is not a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.