Agenda

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 30^th July 2020.

To receive apologies for absence and to report any substitutions

To receive from members declarations of interest in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

The Chairman to respond to any questions received from members of the public in accordance with Procedure Rule 10. 

The deadline for submission of written questions for this meeting is Monday 2^nd November 2020.

The Chairman to respond to any questions received from Members in accordance with Procedure Rule 11.

The deadline for submission of written questions for this meeting is Monday 2^nd November 2020.

To receive any action taken by the Executive Director after consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman since the last meeting.

The Committee to consider a number of proposed changes to the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Licensing Policy to reflect the Department for Transport Statutory Taxi & Private Hire vehicle Standards July 2020 report on a safer system of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing and other proposed changes following review by Officers and to agree a basis for consultation with the Taxi and Private Hire trades and the public.

 Recommendation

It is recommended that the Licensing and Regulatory Committee:

·      considers the draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy at Annexe 4 and agrees it, with or without amendments, as a basis for consultation, and;

o  notes The Department Of Transport ‘Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards’ report;

o  notes the agreed actions from Waverley’s Licensing & Regulatory Committee of 13 January 2020;

o  approves officer recommendations on the Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards’ report outlined at Annexe 3;

o  notes that a number of minor administrative changes and typographical corrections have been made;

o  delegates authority for minor administrative changes, typographical corrections and grammatical changes for easier reading to be approved by the Head of Environmental & Regulatory Services.

To consider the following recommendation on the motion of the Chairman:-

Recommendation

That pursuant to Procedure Rule 20 and in accordance with Section 100B(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during the items, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information (as defined by Section 100l of the Act) of the description specified in the appropriate paragraph(s) of the revised Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (to be identified, as necessary, at the meeting).

To consider any legal advice relating to any items in the agenda.