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Changes to the Statement of Policy and Guidelines for the consideration of applications for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers and Private Hire Operators

 

 

Meeting: 11/08/2015 - Environment and Licensing Committee (Item 254)

254 Changes to the Statement of Policy and Guidelines for the consideration of applications for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers and Private Hire Operators pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Report of Corporate Director - David Wakelin

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Licensing Section and Legal Services have reviewed the policy in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair.  Appendix 1 is the revised document which includes the changes that are being proposed.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

  1. Approve the amendments to the Statement of Policy and Guidelines for the Licensing of Hackney Carriage Drivers, Private Hire Drivers and Private Hire Operators for consultation.
  2. Approve, where the Corporate Director determines under his current delegation that an applicant is fit and proper to hold a licence, he also has delegated authority to decide on the term of the licence (where the application is for 3 or 5 years).