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Feedback from Consultation of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy 2018 - 2023

Meeting: 10/04/2018 - Council (Item 21)

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Item LA 18/19 referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee minutes of 13 March 2018

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Item LA 18/19 referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee minutes of 13 March 2018

 

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute LA 18/19 be approved.


Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Licensing and Appeals Committee (Item 19)

19 Feedback from Consultation on the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy 2018 - 2023 pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Report on the outcome of the consultation on the existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy

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Minutes:

Further to Minute LA 17/51, the report of the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer provided feedback from the consultation on the draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy for 2018 - 2023.  The report highlighted the proposed changes to the current policy, the responses received to the consultation and officers’ comments and recommendations thereon.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That the proposed changes to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy set out at Annex 1 to the report be approved together with the recommendations at Annex 3 to the report and, in relation to the comment on Green Electric Cars, reference be made in the Policy to there being no restriction on the number of seats to allow applications for vehicles with room for one passenger to be considered on their merits.

*Referred to Council