Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

No declarations of interest were made.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2026.

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2026 as an accurate record.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The Committee will be provided with the results of the judgement on appeal cases that went to Court.

There were no updates on the outcomes of any appeal cases.

The Committee will be provided with the Number of Certificates of Good Conduct Exemptions Granted.

There were no certificates of good conduct exemptions.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Committee agreed to pass a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 of Part one of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2026.

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2026 as an accurate record.

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this item)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed:

1.    To suspend the Private Hire Driver’s Licence until the driving standards test had been completed. Failure to do so would result in the driver being brought back before the Committee;

2.    To take no action against the Private Hire Vehicle Licence.

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this item)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed to:

1.    Revoke the Private Hire Driver’s Licence.

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this minute)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    The information contained within the report;

b)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed: 

1. To revoke the Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence; 
    

2. To revoke the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence. 

(Please note that there is a confidential part to this minute)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed to:

1. Revoke the Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence; 
    

2. Take no action would be taken against the Private Hire Vehicle Licence.  

(Please note that there is a confidential minute to this item)

The Committee took the following into account:

a)    All that was said by the driver;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed:

1.    To require the driver to retake the ambassador course;

2.    To take no action against the Private Hire Driver Vehicle Licence.