The Taxi & General Licensing Sub-Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Wednesday 24 June 2026. The meeting was scheduled to consider several applications for private hire vehicle driver's licences and to establish the suitability of a driver.

Driver Suitability and New Licence Applications

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider the suitability of a driver to hold a private hire driver's licence. This item, detailed on pages 5-20 of the public reports pack¹, would have involved reviewing information relating to an individual.

Additionally, the committee was set to review three separate applications for new private hire vehicle driver's licences. These applications were scheduled to be discussed as follows:

• Application 1: Pages 21-60 of the public reports pack.
• Application 2: Pages 61-70 of the public reports pack.
• Application 3: Pages 71-86 of the public reports pack.

These discussions were scheduled to take place under circumstances where the press and public might be excluded, as the reports contained exempt information relating to individuals, as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. The sub-committee would have had to decide whether to consider these items in private or public, balancing the interests of individuals and the council.