The General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee of North Yorkshire Council met on Wednesday 24 September 2025. The agenda included the election of a chair, and reviews of two Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licences. The Sub-Committee was also scheduled to consider excluding the press and public from the meeting during the licence reviews.

Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licences

The Sub-Committee was scheduled receive reports from the Corporate Director of Environment regarding the review of two Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licences.

The agenda stated that the press and public may be excluded from the meeting while these items were discussed because they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information . The relevant legislation is Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, and paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Procedure for meeting

The Sub-Committee was scheduled to confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting. According to the Public Reports Pack, the Sub-Committee:

will conduct its hearings fairly, observing the basic rules of natural justice.

The procedure to be followed at the meeting is detailed in the document General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee Procedure.