Issue - meetings

The Licensing Committee received a report from the Director of Environment which asked that Members approve the request, detailed therein, for additional dates for driver panels to be added to the calendar of meetings, to deal with a backlog of applications.

The Committee was informed that presently, there are 38 applicants waiting to attend a Licensing Driver Panel. Due to the current number of scheduled meetings, and the need for existing licensed drivers to appear before the panel from time to time, applicants could be waiting for up to 12 months before they were invited to attend a meeting.

It was proposed that additional dates to carry out Licensing Driver Panel meetings be added to the Council’s calendar of meetings for the next municipal year, 2026/27, so that they can be utilised as needed.

This would help to reduce the wait time for applicants and ensure their cases were heard in a timely manner.

Resolved:

That the proposed additional dates for meetings of the Licensing Driver Panel, in 2026/27, as detailed in the submitted report, be approved.