Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery providing feedback following consultation with the taxi trade and other stakeholders on the proposed Taxi and Private Hire Policy (the Policy) (attached as Appendix 4 to the report) and licensing conditions.  The policy was based on statutory guidance issued by the Department of Transport in 2020 and its main purpose was to ensure safeguarding measures to better protect children and vulnerable adults. 

Responses to the consultation were set out in Appendix 1 to the report.  Based on the feedback received a number of amendments to the licensing conditions were proposed and set out in Appendices 2 and 3 to the report.

The Leader of the Council put the recommendations as set out in the report.  These were duly seconded and agreed by assent.

RESOLVED

(i)               that the amendments to the licensing conditions (set out in Appendices 2 and 3 to the report) be approved;

(ii)              that the Taxi and Private Hire Policy (Appendix 4 to the report) be approved.