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 06 November 2025.

The minutes of the meeting held on 06 November 2025 were agreed 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.

No appeal cases had concluded since the date of the last meeting.

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 one 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 06 November 2025.

The Committee agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 06 November 2025 as an accurate record.

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 Drivers Licence for a period of six weeks; 
    

2. To require the driver to repeat the Driving Standards Course within six months, and if the course was not completed by that date, the Private Hire Drivers Licence would be further reviewed by the Committee. 

The Committee took the following into account: 

a)    All that was said by the applicant;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed: 
 

1. To grant the application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence.  

The Committee took the following into account: 

a)    All that was said by the applicant;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed: 
 

1. To grant the application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence.  

The Committee took the following into account: 

a)    All that was said by the applicant;

b)    The information contained within the report;

c)    All relevant policies referred to in the report.

The Committee agreed: 
 

1. To grant the application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence.