Here is a summary of the items to be discussed at the General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee meeting. The meeting will include a review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence, and a discussion of the procedure to be followed at the meeting. The Sub-Committee may also choose to exclude the press and public from part of the meeting.

Review of a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence

The General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee will be reviewing a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence. The report pack for the meeting notes that the public may be excluded from this part of the meeting, as it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Procedure for meeting

The procedure to be followed at the meeting is included in the public reports pack. The procedure outlines how the Sub-Committee will conduct its hearings, including:

• How the chair will lead the meeting
• The order in which the Sub-Committee will hear from the Licensing Officer, the applicant/licence holder, and any party making representations.
• The opportunity for the applicant/licence holder to address the Sub-Committee.
• The process for the Sub-Committee to make its determination.

The procedure also outlines what will happen if parties fail to attend a hearing. The procedure states that:

If a party has informed the Council that they do not intend to attend or be represented at a hearing, the hearing may proceed in their absence.