The Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee of West Suffolk Council met on Thursday 9 July 2026. The primary item scheduled for discussion was a combined driver licence application. The meeting also included procedural matters to establish the committee's leadership and outline the hearing process.

Combined Driver Licence Application

The committee was scheduled to consider a combined driver licence application, as detailed in Report No: LSC/WS/26/004. The report pack indicates that this item was designated as exempt from public access due to the likely disclosure of sensitive information, as per paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. The hearing procedure, which would be adopted for this item, was outlined in the agenda. This procedure details how pre-hearing matters, such as declarations of interest and introductions, would be handled, followed by the main hearing where the officer of the licensing authority would summarise the matter, parties would present their cases, and questions could be asked. The procedure also outlines how the committee would deliberate and announce its decision, or notify parties of a decision within five working days.

Procedural Matters

Before moving to the exempt item, the committee was scheduled to address several procedural matters. These included the election of a Chair for the meeting, the consideration of any apologies for absence, and the identification of any substitutes present. Members were reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary or local non-pecuniary interests in any agenda items. The committee also planned to consider whether the press and public should be excluded from discussions on certain items, based on the potential disclosure of exempt information.

The meeting was scheduled to take place at Room G05, Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall IP28 7JX. The agenda and reports pack for this meeting can be found in the Agenda frontsheet Thursday 09-Jul-2026 10.00 Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee.pdf and Public reports pack Thursday 09-Jul-2026 10.00 Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee.pdf documents respectively.