Meeting documents

Licensing Committee
Tuesday, 21st October, 2014 9.00 am

Place:
Civic Centre, Civic Suite, Committee Room
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
306 Apologies and substitutions.
 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Borton, Day, Habermel, Robertson, Stafford, Van Looy (no substitutes) and Holland (substitute: Cllr Folkard).
307 Declarations of interest.
 Councillor Ayling - Agenda Item 3 - Review of Methodology for Calculating Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Fare Increases - Non-pecuniary interest - used to be a taxi driver in the borough.
308 Review of Methodology for Calculating Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Fare Increases
Business for item 308
Resolved:

1. That the proposed methodology for calculating Hackney Carriage/Private Hire fare increases be approved.

2. That the initial proposals for the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire fare increases be considered by the Licensing Committee.
09.00am/10.15am

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor McMahon (Chairman)
Councillors Mulroney (Vice-chairman), Ayling, Burling, Butler, Byford, Kenyon and Robinson
In attendance:
Mr P Tremayne, Mr C Robinson and Mr R Harris.

Business

ItemBusiness
308The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place which sought Members approval for a new method of calculating any Hackney Carriage/Private Hire fare increases.

Two representatives of the SLTDA attended the meeting to provide a brief overview of the new methodology for calculating fare increases. The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by the SLTDA representatives.

The Committee noted that the Council's legal department would consider any legal implications that might arise from the new methodology in respect of competition law.

 

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