The Licensing and Safety Regulatory Panel (Taxis) of Salford City Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 25 September 2025. The agenda includes reviewing applications for and renewals of private hire and Hackney carriage driver licences, as well as a licensing briefing. Some of the items on the agenda are expected to be discussed in a closed session, excluding the public.

Here's a breakdown of the key items on the agenda:

Review of Driver Licences

The panel is expected to review applications for new or renewed Private Hire Driver's/ Hackney Carriage Driver's Licences. Additionally, the panel is scheduled to discuss the review of current Private Hire Driver's/Hackney Carriage Driver's Licences.

These items are listed under Part 2 of the agenda, which means that officers consider that they contain exempt information as provided for in the Local Government Access to Information Act¹ and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Licensing Briefing

The agenda for the meeting includes a licensing briefing. The report pack does not contain any details about the content of this briefing.

Previous Minutes and Matters Arising

The panel is scheduled to approve the minutes from the previous meeting held on Thursday 28 August 2025. The agenda also includes a slot for matters arising from those minutes.

Other Business and Date of Next Meeting

The agenda allows for any other business to be raised, split into Part 1 (open to the public) and Part 2 (likely to be discussed in a closed session). The date of the next meeting is also to be confirmed as Thursday 23 October 2025, in Committee Room 4, Salford Civic Centre.