The Licensing Committee of Middlesbrough Council was scheduled to consider applications for private hire licences and receive updates on licensing matters. The committee was also scheduled to review previous minutes and address procedural items.

Applications for Private Hire Licences

The committee was scheduled to consider three applications related to private hire licences.

Application - Private Hire Operator's Licence - Ref No: 28/26

This application for a Private Hire Operator's Licence, reference number 28/26, was scheduled to be considered by the committee. The report pack indicates that this item was scheduled to be considered in a private session, suggesting that sensitive information was involved.

Application Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence Ref No: 26/26

The committee was scheduled to review an application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence, reference number 26/26. The report pack details a previous meeting of the Licensing Committee on 20 July 2026, where a driver's licence (Ref: 18/26) was revoked. This previous case involved a driver who failed to notify the council of a conviction and had not completed a required Driver Improvement Scheme. The report pack for the 7 September meeting indicates that the driver's licence was scheduled to be revoked on the grounds of any other reasonable cause and that the driver was considered not a fit and proper person or safe and suitable to be licensed. The driver was scheduled to have the option to appeal to the Magistrates Court within 21 days.

Application Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence Ref No: 27/26

Another application for a Private Hire Vehicle Driver Licence, reference number 27/26, was scheduled for consideration. The report pack for the 7 September meeting references a previous application (Ref: 14/26) that was scheduled to be granted with a warning. In that case, the applicant had been convicted of using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks (IN10 Offence). The committee was scheduled to decide whether to depart from its usual policy due to mitigating circumstances, including the applicant's honesty and the isolated nature of the offence. The warning was intended to emphasise the seriousness of the conviction and that any further incident could result in licence revocation.

Licensing Updates

The Licensing Officer was scheduled to provide a verbal update on any licensing appeals or revocations that had occurred since the previous meeting of the committee on 20 July 2026. The minutes from that meeting indicate that there were no such updates scheduled at that time.

Previous Minutes

The committee was scheduled to receive the minutes from its previous meeting held on 20 July 2026. The minutes from that meeting show that the consideration of the minutes from the meeting on 22 June 2026 was scheduled to be deferred to a later date.

Procedural Matters

The meeting was scheduled to begin with a welcome, fire evacuation procedure, and information on the recording of meetings. Members were also asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration. The agenda also included a provision to consider passing a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the consideration of certain items, on the grounds that exempt information would be disclosed.