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Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 16 September 2026 - 10.00 am

September 16, 2026 at 10:00 am Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee View on council website

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The Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee of Tendring Council is scheduled to consider several matters relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licences. The agenda includes reviews of existing licences and an application for a new driver's licence.

Review of Hackney Carriage Driver and Vehicle Licence

A key item on the agenda is the review of a Hackney Carriage Driver and Vehicle Licence. The report pack indicates that this review is scheduled because the licence holder has reportedly failed to comply with a reasonable instruction given by an authorised Licensing Enforcement Officer. 1 The Sub-Committee will be presented with the circumstances surrounding this failure to comply.

Application for a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver's Licence

The Sub-Committee is also scheduled to consider an application for a new Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver's Licence. The report pack states that the application has been referred for determination because the applicant has accumulated six penalty points on their DVLA driving licence for driving without insurance, which was still current when the application was submitted. The Sub-Committee will need to determine if the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. 2

Further Licence Reviews

Two further items on the agenda involve reviews of existing Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver and Vehicle Licences. In one instance, the Sub-Committee will consider a request to review both a driver's licence and a vehicle licence, and determine if the individual remains a fit and proper person to hold them. In the other, a review of a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver Licence is scheduled, with the Sub-Committee to assess whether the individual continues to be a fit and proper person to hold the licence.

  1. Public reports pack 16th-Sep-2026 10.00 Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee.pdf, page 17. ↩

  2. Public reports pack 16th-Sep-2026 10.00 Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee.pdf, page 41. ↩

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Dan Casey
Councillor Dan Casey Independent West Clacton & Jaywick Sands
Emma King
Profile image for Councillor Jo Henderson
Councillor Jo Henderson Chairman of the Standards Committee, the Licensing & Registration Committee and the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee Labour Party Dovercourt All Saints
Profile image for Councillor Bill Davidson
Councillor Bill Davidson Chairman of the Council Labour Party Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston
Michael Cook
Alfie Smith
Profile image for Councillor Bradley Thompson
Councillor Bradley Thompson Reform UK West Clacton & Jaywick Sands
Sarah Opene
Keith Simmons
Katie Koppenaal
Profile image for Councillor Andrea Cossens
Councillor Andrea Cossens Conservative and Unionist Party Kirby Cross
Bethany Jones

Topics

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licences fit and proper person Licensing Enforcement Officer Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee Tendring Council Taxi and private hire licences

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 16th-Sep-2026 10.00 Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 16th-Sep-2026 10.00 Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee.pdf