The Licensing Committee of Middlesbrough Council was scheduled to consider a review of a private hire driver licence. The committee was also scheduled to receive updates on licensing matters and to review the minutes from a previous meeting.

Review of Private Hire Driver Licence

The committee was scheduled to consider a review of a private hire driver licence, reference number 27/26. This item was scheduled to be considered in private, with the press and public excluded, due to the disclosure of exempt information. The report pack indicated that this review was scheduled to take place following circumstances that required special consideration by the committee.

Licensing Updates

The committee was scheduled to receive a verbal update from the Licensing Officer regarding any licensing appeals or revocations that had occurred since the previous meeting on 7 September 2026.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The committee was scheduled to receive and review the minutes from the Licensing Committee meeting held on 7 September 2026.

The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Mandela Room at Middlesbrough Town Hall. Attendees included Councillor Linda Lewis (Chair), Councillor Stephen Hill (Vice-Chair), and Councillors Julia Cooke, Christine Cooper, Peter Gavigan, Donna Jones, Tom Livingstone, Mary Nugent, Jim Platt, and Anne Romaine. The meeting was also scheduled to include procedural items such as a welcome, fire evacuation procedures, and the recording of meetings, as well as apologies for absence and declarations of interest.