Committee details

Licensing Committee

This Committee and its Sub-Committee:

·  decides the number and allocation of Hackney Carriages.

·  produce and adjust operational guidelines on taxi licensing.

·  considers and determines licences for private hire vehicles and hackney carriage drivers where special circumstances apply such as convictions for traffic or other offences.

·  determines street trading, public entertainment and a number of other licences.

·  exercise the functions of the Licensing Act 2003.