North Yorkshire Council
General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee
Minutes of the meeting held on Friday, 24 April 2026 commencing at 10.00 am.
Councillors Barbara Brodigan, Kevin Foster and Tim Grogan.
Officers present: Chris Doyle, Licensing Enforcement Officer; Jade Reynolds, Solicitor to the Sub-Committee and Vicky Davies, Senior Democratic Services Officer .
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Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book
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Election of Chair
Decision
That Councillor Tim Grogan be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.
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Apologies for absence
There were no apologies for absence.
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Disclosures of interest
There were no declarations of interest.
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Procedure for meeting
Decision
The Sub Committee agreed the procedure for the meeting as outlined by the Chair.
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Exclusion of the press and public
The decision:
That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item of business at minute no 6 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as the Panel was satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
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Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver's Licence Renewal Application
The Corporate Director – Environment, sought the determination by the Sub-Committee of an application for the renewal of a hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence.
The options available to the Committee were:
i. The Sub-Committee may conclude that the driver is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence, in which case, it should refuse to grant the licence application.
ii. The Sub-Committee may conclude that the driver is fit and proper to hold a licence in which case, it may decide to grant the licence.
Decision:
The Sub-Committee concluded that the driver is a fit and proper person to hold a licence and decided to grant the renewal application for a dual driver’s licence.
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The meeting concluded at 10.40 am.