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.