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Standards and general conditions to be attached to hackney carriage and private hire licences

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report seeks to provide a policy on hackney carriages and private hire licensing standards and amends the general conditions for drivers, vehicles and private hire operators

Decision:

(1) To ADOPT the policy for hackney carriage and private hire licensing standards; and

(2) That the Cabinet provide comment to the Licensing Committee on the general conditions relating to hackney carriage and private hire drivers, specified in the report.

Reasons for the decision:

The previous conditions adopted by the Council have been updated and amended to take into account changes in technology, procedures and legislation that have come into force since they were originally adopted by the Housing and Public Protection Committee in 2000.

Alternative options considered:

None

Report author: John Dowding

Publication date: 14/11/2013

Date of decision: 13/11/2013

Decided at meeting: 13/11/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 22/11/2013

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