Decision Maker: Licensing Committee
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Members discussed the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Draft Policy and asked a series of questions to the Business Advisor: Licensing (Licensing and Compliance Officer). The Members requested the following amendments be made to the Policy:
Section |
|
General |
Members asked for the policy to be gender neutral. |
1.5 Consultation |
Members queried whether this Melton Town Centre Partnership still existed/changed name. Business Advisor: Licensing to check and change if necessary. |
2.7 Accessibility |
Members asked to reduce the proposed 50% fee to £0. |
3.2 Age and
experience |
Members queried paragraph. Business Advisor: Licensing to check that this complies with current legislation. |
Appendix A Vehicle
Specification |
|
14 Disability
Access |
Members requested to add the wording “and used” to the sentence. |
Appendix B (2) Taxi and PHV Licensing Criminal Convictions Policy |
|
8.4 |
Members requested to change wording to “Soliciting/Kerb Crawling”. |
8.5/8.6 |
Members requested to remove the word “normally” from the sentences. |
Councillor T Greenow proposed
Councillor J Hurrell Seconded
Vote was unanimous.
RESOLVED that the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Draft Policy as amended by this meeting be published for consultation as set out in paragraph 11.1 of this report
Publication date: 06/11/2017
Date of decision: 06/11/2017
Decided at meeting: 06/11/2017 - Licensing Committee
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