The Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee Hearing Panel of Manchester Council was scheduled to meet on Monday, 27 April 2026. The primary item on the agenda was the review of a private hire driver licence and the renewal of a Hackney carriage driver licence for an individual identified as WAS. The meeting also included standard procedural items such as considering urgent business, appeals, and declarations of interest.

Review of Private Hire Driver Licence and Renewal of Hackney Carriage Driver Licence

The committee was scheduled to consider a report from the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing concerning a review of a private hire driver licence and the renewal of a Hackney carriage driver licence for an individual referred to as WAS. The report pack indicates that this item contained exempt information, meaning the public would likely be excluded from this part of the meeting. The Local Government Act 1972 allows for the exclusion of the public when information is considered exempt, and the public interest in maintaining that exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The specific details of the report and the reasons for the review or renewal were not publicly available in the provided documents.

Procedural Matters

The agenda also included several standard procedural items. These typically involve the consideration of any urgent business that the Chair has agreed to submit, and the handling of appeals from the public regarding the inspection of background documents or the inclusion of items in the confidential part of the agenda. Members of the committee were also scheduled to declare any personal, prejudicial, or disclosable pecuniary interests they might have in any items on the agenda. This process ensures transparency and adherence to ethical standards in decision-making. Additionally, the committee was to consider resolutions for the exclusion of the public from parts of the meeting where exempt information was to be discussed, as outlined in the Local Government Act 1972.