The General Licensing Committee of Neath Port Talbot Council is scheduled to meet on 6 October 2025 to discuss several items, primarily focusing on applications for hackney carriage and private hire driver licences. The meeting will also cover standard items such as the chairpersons announcement, declaration of interests, and approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence Applications

The main focus of the meeting is scheduled to be the consideration of multiple applications for hackney carriage and private hire driver licences. According to the agenda, the committee will review eight cases in total.

• Case 1: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 2: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 3: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 4: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 5: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 6: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.
• Case 7: The report pack notes that the applicant did not attend the meeting and this item was adjourned.
• Case 8: Members are asked to consider an application for the grant of a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. The applicant is scheduled to be in attendance.

These discussions are expected to be held in private, as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Access to Meetings

The report pack for the meeting of the General Licensing Committee notes that:

pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 and 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act

This relates to the discussion of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licensing.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting of the General Licensing Committee, held on 1 September 2025, are included in the Public Reports Pack. According to the agenda, councillors will be asked to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as an accurate record.