To consider recommendations from the Licensing Committee held on 9 March 2016.

 

The published minutes and proposed policies may be accessed at this link:

 

http://centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g4915/Public%20minutes%20Wednesday%2009-Mar-2016%2010.00%20LICENSING%20COMMITTEE.pdf?T=11

 

 

(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)

 

(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.