The Licensing Regulatory Sub-Committee of Guildford Council met on Friday 12 September 2025 to discuss a single agenda item. This concerned an application for a new private hire driver licence. The committee was also asked to consider excluding the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of this item.

Private Hire Driver Licence Application

The sub-committee was scheduled to discuss an application for a new private hire driver licence, case number PHD NEW 24040/2025. According to the agenda, the public may have been excluded from the meeting during the consideration of this item because it was anticipated that exempt information, as defined by Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972¹, would be disclosed. The specific description of exempt information was:

Para (1): Information relating to any individual.

The sub-committee was asked to consider whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The sub-committee was asked to consider a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of the private hire driver licence application. This was due to the potential disclosure of exempt information, specifically information relating to any individual . The agenda stated that this request was made under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.