Agenda item - Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Driver Enforcement and Monitoring

RESOLVED:

1.    That Members note the contents of this report and that officers should continue to act as appropriate.

7.1 The Chair invited Alex Evans to introduce the report.

7.2 Councillor Hill was informed that:

·       Mandatory training has been introduced for taxi drivers regarding safeguarding and drug offences.

·       The council work closely with other authorities and Sussex Police on drug offences.

·       There are specific forums looking at county line drug offences.

·       Its impossible to gain figures about how many taxis that are licensed by BHCC that operate within BHCC as licensed taxi drivers can operate anywhere in the country.

7.3 Councillor O’Quinn was informed that:

·       Action taken against taxi drivers goes on a register called NR3 which is shared with other local authorities.

·       Recently, local authorities have started working closer together to align their policies.

7.4 Councillor Cattell was informed that:

·       When drivers are licensed with BHCC they are required to use the DBS check service which is checked every 6 months.

·       If a driver is in the process of having their DBS check updated, their license likely wouldn’t be revoked.

·       Taxi drivers must meet the group 2 medical standards in the name of public safety, and is checked by an independent medical advisor.

RESOLVED:

1.    That Members note the contents of this report and that officers should continue to act as appropriate.