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Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update
- Meeting of Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions), Thursday, 12th March, 2020 4.00pm (Item 27.)
- View the background to item 27.
Report of the Executive Director, Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities
(copy attached)
Minutes:
27.1 The Committee considered a report of the Interim Executive Director, Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities asking Members to review the policy change it had made that a Hackney Carriage Vehicle be no longer required to become wheelchair accessible following transfer to another person. The policy was to be reviewed taking into account the taking into account the impact of the change made and the responses to the consultation exercise detailed in the report.
27.2 Councillor Simson supported the rationale for the Committees’ earlier decision as did Councillor Wares although he requested that this be kept under annual review.
27.3 RESOLVED - That members keep the policy change as agreed on the 14 March 2019; That Members agree to remove the requirement that a Hackney Carriage Vehicle must become wheelchair accessible following transfer to another person but confirm that existing compulsory wheelchair accessible vehicles must remain wheelchair accessible. This decision to be subject to annual review.
Supporting documents:
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update, item 27. PDF 125 KB View as HTML (27./1) 30 KB
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update APX. n 1, item 27. PDF 236 KB
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update APX. n 2, item 27. PDF 742 KB View as HTML (27./3) 548 KB
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update APX. n 3, item 27. PDF 648 KB
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Transfer Update APX. n 4, item 27. PDF 339 KB View as HTML (27./5) 120 KB