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Special, General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) - Friday 24 July 2026 10.00 am

July 24, 2026 at 10:00 am General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) View on council website

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The General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) of County Durham Council met on Friday 24 July 2026. The meeting was scheduled to consider the ongoing suitability of two licensed drivers.

Consideration of Joint Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Suitability

The committee was scheduled to consider the ongoing suitability of a Joint Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver. This item was listed as Agenda Item 5 in the public reports pack1 and was to be discussed in private session. The relevant documentation for this item spanned pages 3 to 14 of the report pack.

Consideration of Private Hire Driver Suitability

The committee was also scheduled to consider the ongoing suitability of a Private Hire Driver. This item was listed as Agenda Item 6 in the public reports pack2 and was also to be discussed in private session. The documentation for this item was contained within pages 15 to 34 of the report pack.


Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Matt Burnard
Councillor Matt Burnard Reform UK Deerness
Profile image for Councillor Robbie Rodiss
Councillor Robbie Rodiss Chair of Durham County Council Reform UK Crook
Profile image for Councillor Gary Hutchinson
Councillor Gary Hutchinson Mayor of Durham Independent Bowburn and Coxhoe
Profile image for Councillor Tim Robson
Councillor Tim Robson Reform UK Sacriston and Witton Gilbert

Topics

joint Hackney Carriage and Private Hire driver private hire driver County Durham Council

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Friday 24-Jul-2026 10.00 General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee 2.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Friday 24-Jul-2026 10.00 General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee 2.pdf