Agenda and minutes

Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee (2) (Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Taxi Licensing) - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 9.30 am

Venue: Diamond Room 2 - Council House. View directions

Contact: Tom Robinson  Email:  tom.robinson@coventry.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

33.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

34.

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To agree the minutes of the Sub-Committee (2) (Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Taxi Licensing) held on 18th November 2025.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 18th of November 2025 were agreed and signed as a true record.

 

There were no matters arising.

 

35.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the items of private business for the reasons shown in the reports.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business indicated below on the grounds that those items involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Schedule 12A of that Act, in particular those paragraphs of Part 1 of the Schedule as indicated:

 

Minute No.

Subject

Relevant paragraphs
of Part 1of Schedule
12A

38

Applications for Grant/Suitability to hold Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers’ Licence

1 & 3

 

36.

Outstanding Issues Report

There are no outstanding issues to report.

Minutes:

There were no outstanding issues.

37.

Any other items of public business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved

Minutes:

There were no other items of public business.

38.

Applications for the Grant/Suitability to hold Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers' Licences

Reports of the Director of Law and Governance on the following:

(Listing Officer: Mick Coggins, Email: mick.coggins@coventry.gov.uk 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, having considered the circumstances set out in the report of the Director of Law and Governance now submitted,

 

(a)  The application for the Grant of a Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted with 3 months suspension.

 

(Notes: i) The Applicant attended the meeting in support of his case).

 

(b)  The application for the Grant of a Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence be refused

 

(Note: The Applicant and a union representative attended the meeting in support of his case).

 

 

39.

Any other items of private business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved

Minutes:

There were no other items of private business.