The Licensing Regulatory Sub-Committee of Guildford Council was scheduled to meet on 18 September 2025 to discuss a new application for a Hackney Carriage Driver licence. The meeting was also scheduled to discuss whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of the application.

Hackney Carriage Driver Licence Application

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider an application for a new Hackney Carriage Driver licence, case number HCD NEW 23771/2025.

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 consideration of the Hackney Carriage Driver licence application. The reason cited for this request was that the discussion was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information, as defined by Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972¹, specifically, information relating to any individual . The agenda stated that the sub-committee needed to consider whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.