The Taxi & General Licensing Sub-Committee of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to convene on 24 July 2025, to discuss a new private hire driver's licence. The Sub-Committee was also expected to decide whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of this item. Councillor Peter York, Vice-Chairman of the Council, Councillor Nigel Berrill and Councillor Adrian Cartwright were listed as the members of the Taxi & General Licensing Sub-Committee.

Application for New Private Hire Driver's Licence

The Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider an application for a new private hire driver's licence. The report pack contained 39 pages of information pertaining to this application.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Sub-Committee was to consider whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of the application for a new private hire driver's licence. The reason cited for the potential exclusion was that the report contained exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, which relates to information about an individual.

The report pack stated that while the item had been marked as exempt, it was for the Sub-Committee to decide whether to consider it in private or in public, balancing the interests of individuals or the council against the public interest in accessing the information.