We've developed a licensing policy for Hackney Carriage and
Private Hire vehicles, drivers and operators.
The policy has been established to
provide clear guidance to the taxi trade, as well as the travelling
public, and represents a review of all policies and practices
relevant to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing
regime.
The document sets out the guiding
principles by which we will make our decisions. It can be reviewed
at any time, however we will formally review the document every 3
years. It is important that all applicants are aware of the
contents of the policy when making applications.
The current policy has been developed after consultation
with all parties involved in the licensing process. Public
consultation also ran from 22 June 2009 until 11
September 2009, which was extended to include additional opinions
in December 2009 and January 2010.
The Policy Statement was approved by the
Council’s Licensing and Appeals Committee on 16 February 2010
and is effective from 1 April 2010. The Policy Statement
was amended by the Council's Licensing and Appeals Committee on 5
October 2010 and on the 24 May 2011 to take account of changes made
by the Equality Act 2010.
Consultation on Amendments to Statement of Licensing
Policy
We are making some changes
to the licensing policy for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire
vehicles, drivers and operators, details of which can be found on
our Notice
Of Consultation section.
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