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 02 April 2026.

The minutes of the meeting held on 02 April 2026 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.

There were no updates on 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 granted. 

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 involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 1 and 7 of Part 1 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 02 April 2026.

The confidential minutes of the meeting held on 02 April 2026 were agreed as an accurate record.

(Please note there is a confidential minute for this item)

The Committee took the following into account:  

1. All that was said by the driver; 

2. The information contained within the report; 

3. All relevant policies referred to in the report.  

The Committee agreed: 

1. To take no action against the Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence; 

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

(Please note there is a confidential minute for this item)

The Committee took the following into account:  

1. All that was said by the driver; 

2. The information contained within the report; 

3. All relevant policies referred to in the report.  

The Committee agreed: 

1. To suspend the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s licences for 6 weeks;  

2. To require the driver to complete within six months of the committee date (23 April 2026) the City Bus Driving Course and the Ambassador’s course. If these courses were not completed within six months, the licence would be further reviewed by the Committee; 

3. To take no action against both the Hackney Carriage Vehicle and Private Hire Vehicle Licences. 

(Please note there is a confidential minute for 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 issue an official warning letter; 

2.     To take no action in relation to the Private Hire Vehicle Licence.

At the conclusion of this item, the Committee agreed to change the order of the agenda to allow more time for a driver to attend the meeting for item 164, and to hear agenda items 165 and 166 next.

(Please note there is a confidential minute for this item)

The Committee took the following into account:  

1. All that was said by the driver; 

2. The information contained within the report; 

3. All relevant policies referred to in the report.  

The Committee agreed: 

1. To revoke the Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s licence. 

(Please note there is a confidential minute for this item)

The Committee took the following into account:  

1. All that was said by the driver; 

2. The information contained within the report; 

3. All relevant policies referred to in the report.  

The Committee agreed: 

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

(Please note there is a confidential minute for this item)

The Committee took the following into account: 

d.     All that was said by the driver;

e.     The information contained within the report;

f.       All relevant policies referred to in the report. 

The Committee agreed:

1.     To send a warning letter to the driver; 

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