This meeting of Sheffield City Council's Licensing Sub-Committee is scheduled to include a report on Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing. Due to the confidential nature of the matters to be considered, the meeting will be closed to the public. The agenda for the meeting includes advice for committee members on declaring interests.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing

The Licensing Sub-Committee will be asked to consider a report on Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing. The report, provided by Sheffield City Council's Chief Licensing Officer, is not publicly available as it contains exempt information under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

(NOTE: The report at item 5 in the above agenda is not available to the public and press because it contains exempt information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended))

Declarations of Interest

The agenda includes a guidance note on declaring interests at meetings. This reminds councillors of their obligations under The Localism Act 2011. It explains that councillors who have Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) relating to any business that will be considered at a meeting must declare them and may be prohibited from participating in discussion of that business. The guidance also covers non-pecuniary interests.