The Licensing Sub-Committee of Doncaster Council was scheduled to convene on Friday, 30 January 2026, to review several existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver and Vehicle Licences. The meeting agenda indicated that discussions would focus on individual cases where the public and press might be excluded due to the nature of the information being discussed.

Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licences

The primary focus of the meeting was the scheduled review of existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver and Vehicle Licences. These reviews are conducted to determine if licence holders continue to be considered 'fit and proper' persons to hold their licences, in accordance with the council's policies. The report pack indicates that these reviews would be held at timed intervals throughout the morning, starting at 10:00 am and concluding at 12:00 pm.

The agenda items, numbered 5 through 9, all pertain to these licence reviews. Each item specifies that the discussion would involve information relating to an individual, necessitating the potential exclusion of the public and press from these parts of the meeting, as permitted under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

The report pack also includes the minutes from a previous Licensing Sub-Committee meeting held on 22 October 2025². This previous meeting also involved the consideration of applications for new and existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver and Vehicle Licences, with decisions made regarding applicants' suitability and, in some cases, the addition of penalty points to licences. The current meeting's agenda indicates a continuation of this process, with multiple reviews scheduled.

The members of the Licensing Sub-Committee scheduled to attend were Chair Councillor Craig Ward, Vice-Chair Councillor Howard Rimmer, Councillor Martin Greenhalgh, and Councillor Steven Plater.