The Public Protection Sub-Committee of Trafford Council is scheduled to consider reports concerning new driver applications. The meeting will also include an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions.

New Driver Applications

The Sub-Committee is scheduled to consider two reports from the Head of Regulatory Services concerning new driver applications. One report relates to a new driver's declaration of a common assault, and the other concerns a new driver's failure to disclose information. These matters are scheduled to be considered in Part II of the meeting, following a resolution to exclude the public due to the potential disclosure of exempt information.

Public Questions

A period of up to 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to submit written questions to Democratic Services by 4pm on the working day prior to the meeting. Questions must be relevant to the Sub-Committee's remit or the agenda items.

Previous Minutes

The Sub-Committee is scheduled to receive and, if determined, approve the minutes from the previous meeting held on 3 September 2026. The minutes from that meeting indicate that no questions were received from the public, and an application for a private hire operator's licence was deferred to a future meeting. During that meeting, the Sub-Committee considered a report regarding a mid-licence declaration of common assault, and it was resolved that 75 penalty points be awarded for failure to notify in accordance with licence conditions.

The meeting is scheduled to take place at Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH. The membership of the committee includes Councillor S. J. Haughey (Chair), Councillor F. Cosby (Vice-Chair), Councillor B. Brotherton, Councillor A. Fradley, Councillor D. Jarman, Councillor P. Nathani, Councillor J.D. Newgrosh, Councillor R. Paul, and Councillor S. Taylor.

Further information about the meeting can be obtained from Sophie Tomlinson, Democratic Assistant, via email at sophie.tomlinson@trafford.gov.uk. The agenda was issued by the Legal and Democratic Services Section of Trafford Council.

The agenda papers for the meeting can be found at Agenda frontsheet 29th-Oct-2026 18.30 Public Protection Sub-Committee, and the public reports pack is available at Public reports pack 29th-Oct-2026 18.30 Public Protection Sub-Committee. The minutes from the previous meeting are available at 2026.09.03 Minutes.