Decision details

Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2016

Decision Maker: Licensing Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

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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