The Licensing Committee of Carmarthenshire Council met on Tuesday 13 May 2025 to consider several applications for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licences. The committee granted one licence with a warning, revoked two licences, and deferred one application. The committee also formally approved the minutes from previous sub-committee and full committee meetings.

Applications for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licences

The committee considered several individual applications for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licences.

Mr Ryan Dean Cannings applied for a licence. Following an interview with Mr Cannings and consideration of issues raised by the Senior Licensing Officer, the committee unanimously resolved to grant the application with a warning as to his future conduct. The committee was satisfied that Mr Cannings was a fit and proper person to hold a licence based on the evidence presented.

Miss Karen Stratford had her licence considered. The Senior Licensing Officer informed the committee that Miss Stratford was not in attendance. The committee was presented with information regarding issues that had arisen in respect of her licence, and the Senior Licensing Officer recommended revocation. The Police Authority representative also provided additional information. The committee unanimously resolved to revoke Miss Stratford's Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licence, stating that the facts outlined provided reasonable cause for revocation.

Mr Nigel Andrew Nobes also had his licence considered. Similar to Miss Stratford's case, Mr Nobes was not in attendance. The Senior Licensing Officer presented information regarding issues with his licence and recommended revocation, a recommendation supported by additional information from the Police Authority representative. The committee unanimously resolved to revoke Mr Nobes's Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licence, citing reasonable cause.

Mr Dario Nelson had an application for the revocation of his Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver's Licence listed. However, Mr Nelson had notified officers that he was unable to attend the meeting. The Legal Services Manager requested that the consideration of this item be deferred. The committee unanimously resolved to defer the consideration of the revocation of Mr Nelson's licence to the next meeting.

Confirmation of Previous Minutes

The committee formally approved the minutes from previous meetings. This included the minutes of Licensing Sub-Committee A held on 6 March 2025, Licensing Sub-Committee B held on 13 March 2025, and the main Licensing Committee meeting held on 19 March 2025. These minutes were signed as a correct record.

The Licensing Act 2003¹ requires that films shown to the public are classified, either by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)² or a relevant Licensing Authority. The committee had previously considered requests from the Wow Wales One World Film Festival for film classifications in earlier meetings. Minutes from Licensing Sub-Committee A on 6 March 2025 show that the committee classified several films, including 'A Thing So Old' and 'Bitter Greens Tangled Roots' with a PG rating, and 'Decksdark' and 'Follow The Dogs' with a 15 rating. Minutes from Licensing Sub-Committee B on 13 March 2025 show further classifications, with 'The Tides of Kilpeck' receiving a 15 rating, 'Knackered' an 18 rating, and films such as 'The Paper Bag' and 'Some Things We Tended' receiving PG ratings.