The General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (1) of County Durham Council was scheduled to consider several applications for private hire vehicle licences and the ongoing suitability of two Hackney carriage drivers. The meeting agenda indicated that discussions on these matters would be held in private.

Consideration of Private Hire Vehicle Licence Applications

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider four separate applications for private hire vehicle licences where a request had been made to deviate from policy. The report pack indicated that these discussions would take place under Part B of the agenda, meaning they would be held in private due to the likely disclosure of exempt or confidential information. Each of these items was allocated a section of the report pack, with pages 7-16, 17-26, 27-36, and 37-46 respectively detailing the information to be considered.

Ongoing Suitability of Hackney Carriage Drivers

Two separate agenda items were scheduled for the consideration of the ongoing suitability of Hackney carriage drivers. These discussions, also to be held in private, were detailed in pages 47-116 and 117-140 of the report pack. The previous meeting's minutes, available in the Minutes 14012026 General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee 1.pdf document, show that a Hackney carriage driver was issued a written warning for a period of three months following consideration of their suitability. Another item concerning a private hire driver was adjourned at that previous meeting to allow the licence holder to submit further supporting evidence.