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Taxi (Private Meeting), Licensing Sub Committee - Wednesday, 7th May, 2025 10.00 am

May 7, 2025 View on council website
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Summary

The Licensing Sub Committee of Cambridge City Council met to discuss taxi licensing matters. The majority of the meeting was scheduled to be held in private. Councillor Tim Bick, Leader of Liberal Democrat Group and Lib Dem (Spokes) Transformation, Councillor Gerri Bird, Executive Councillor for Housing, and Councillor Rosy Moore, Executive Councillor for Climate Action and Environment, were listed as the members of the Licensing Sub Committee.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The agenda stated that the committee was expected to exclude the press and public from the meeting, as it was scheduled to discuss matters covered by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 19721.

Taxi Driver Licensing

The main item on the agenda was to consider the application of driver 'A' to become a licensed driver with Cambridge City Council. The report pack includes the Licensing Sub-Committee: Taxi Applications Hearings Procedure which describes the process the committee uses to decide whether an applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a taxi licence. The procedure states that:

Following investigation and where the Officer considers it appropriate to do so, the Officer will prepare a report for the Sub-Committee setting out the following:

• the relevant law, Council policy and the powers of the Sub-Committee; • the information obtained as a result of the investigation and the source of that information; • any matters in dispute.

The report pack also outlines the powers of the council to refuse to grant a taxi driver's licence, referencing both section 60 and section 61 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19762.


  1. Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 defines the categories of information that can be discussed in private during council meetings. Paragraph 1 relates to information about an individual, and paragraph 2 relates to information that is likely to reveal the identity of an individual. 

  2. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 contains various provisions relating to local government powers and functions in the United Kingdom. Section 60 and 61 specifically address the licensing of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, granting councils the authority to regulate and control these services within their jurisdiction. 

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Tim Bick
Councillor Tim Bick  Leader of Liberal Democrat Group and Lib Dem (Spokes) Culture, Economy and Skills •  Liberal Democrat •  Market
Profile image for Councillor Gerri Bird  Cabinet Member for Housing
Councillor Gerri Bird Cabinet Member for Housing  Cabinet Member for Housing •  Labour •  East Chesterton
Profile image for Councillor Immy Blackburn-Horgan
Councillor Immy Blackburn-Horgan  Liberal Democrat •  Queen Edith's
Profile image for Councillor Hugh Clough
Councillor Hugh Clough  Green (Spokes) Finance & Resources, Culture, Economy & Skills •  Green •  Newnham
Profile image for Councillor Rosy Moore  Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment
Councillor Rosy Moore Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment  Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment •  Labour •  Coleridge
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