The Public Protection Sub-Committee of Trafford Council met on 11 September 2025. According to the agenda, the meeting was scheduled to discuss a new application for a private hire driver's licence. The committee was also expected to review the minutes from their previous meeting.

Application for New Private Hire Driver's Licence

The sub-committee was scheduled to review a report from the Head of Regulatory Services regarding an application for the grant of a new private hire driver's licence. The report pack included several pages that were marked as restricted under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Minutes

The sub-committee was scheduled to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 August 2025. At that meeting, with Councillor Keleigh Glenton, Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee in the chair, the sub-committee:

• Approved the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2025.
• Refused to renew the private hire driver's licence for Mr B.A.
• Issued a formal warning to Mr I. A. regarding future conduct.
• Refused to renew a private hire driver's licence because the applicant was not a fit and proper person.

Other Business

The agenda for the meeting of the Public Protection Sub-Committee [scheduled time] included the following items:

• To note attendances, including officers and any apologies for absence.
• To consider questions from members of the public submitted in writing to Democratic Services.
• To discuss any urgent business.
• To pass a resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items on the agenda because of the likelihood of disclosure of exempt information under the Local Government Act 1972¹.
• To discuss any further urgent business in Part II of the meeting.