Agenda item
Recommendations from the Licensing Committee
To consider recommendations from the Licensing Committee held on 9 March 2016.
The published minutes and proposed policies may be accessed at this link:
(i) Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policies and Conditions
(Page 13)
(ii) Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Conditions
(Page 15)
(iii) Criminal Conviction Policy
(Page 17)
(iv) Code of Good Conduct for Licensed Drivers
(Page 19)
(v) Hackney Carriage Byelaws
(Page 21)
(vi) Hackney Carriage Conditions
(Page 23)
(vii) Private Hire Vehicle Conditions
(Page 25)
(viii) Private Hire (Special event) Vehicle Conditions
(Page 27)
(ix) Conditions attached to Private Hire Operator Licences
(Page 29)
(x) National Inspection Standards for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles.
(Page 31)
Minutes:
(i) Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policies and Conditions
The Council considered recommendations from the Licensing Committee concerning Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policies and Conditions.
RESOLVED
1. that the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy be adopted; and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the policy to publication.
(ii) Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Conditions
The Council considered a recommendation from the Licensing Committee concerning Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Conditions.
RESOLVED
1. that the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Conditions be adopted: and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the conditions prior to publication.
(iii) Criminal Conviction Policy
The Council considered a recommendation from the Licensing Committee concerning the Criminal Conviction Policy for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire matters.
RESOLVED
1. that the Criminal Conviction Policy for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire matters be adopted: and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the policy prior to the publication.
(iv) Code of Good Conduct for Licensed Drivers
The Council considered a report of the Licensing Committee seeking adoption of a Code of Good Conduct for licensed drivers for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
3. that the Code of Conduct for licensed drovers be adopted; and
4. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the code prior to publication.
(v) Hackney Carriage Bye laws
The Council considered a report of the Licensing Committee concerning Hackney Carriage byelaws for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
that the Hackney Carriage byelaws be adopted.
(vi) Review of Hackney Carriage Conditions
The Council received and considered a report of the Licensing Committee concerning Hackney Carriage Conditions for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
1.that the Hackney Carriage Conditions be adopted; and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the conditions prior to publication.
(vii) Private Hire Vehicle Conditions
The Council considered a report of the Licensing Committee concerning Private Hire Vehicle Conditions for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
1. that the Private Hire Vehicle Conditions be adopted; and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultations with the Executive for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the conditions prior to publication.
(viii) Private Hire (Special Event) Vehicle Conditions
The Council received and considered recommendation concerning the Private Hire (Special Event) Vehicle Conditions for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
1. that the Private Hire (Special Event) Vehicle Conditions be adopted: and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the conditions prior to publication.
(ix) Conditions attached to a Private Hire Operator Licences
The Council considered recommendations of the Licensing Committee concerning the conditions attached to Private Hire Operator licences for Central Bedfordshire.
RESOLVED
1. that the conditions attached to Private Hire Operators licences be adopted; and
2. that the Head of Public Protection & Interim Head of Passenger Transport, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be given delegated authority to make any necessary minor amendments to the conditions prior to publication.
(x) National inspection Standards for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles
The Council considered recommendations of the Licensing Committee on the National Inspection Standards for Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles for Central Bedfordshire Council.
RESOLVED
that the National Inspection Standards be adopted for the testing of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles licensed by Central Bedfordshire.
Supporting documents:
- 151119 Licensing Committee PHHC policy, item 88. PDF 49 KB
- 151120 Licensing Committee PHHC driver conditions, item 88. PDF 49 KB
- 511121 Licensing Committee Criminal Conviction Policy, item 88. PDF 50 KB
- 151122 Licensing Committee Code of Conduct, item 88. PDF 49 KB
- 151123 Licensing Committee Hackney Carriage Byelaws, item 88. PDF 40 KB
- 151124 Licensing Committee Hackney Carriage Conditions, item 88. PDF 50 KB
- 151125 Licensing Committee Private Hire Vehicle Conditions, item 88. PDF 50 KB
- 151126 Licensing Committee Private Hire (Special Event) Vehicle Conditions, item 88. PDF 50 KB
- 151127 Licensing Committee Private Hire Operator licence Conditions, item 88. PDF 49 KB
- 151128 Licensing Committee National Inspection Standards, item 88. PDF 41 KB