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AGREED to recommend to Cabinet that the policy was adopted as presented.
Councillor Gareth Lewis apologised for his inability to attend the meeting.
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It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 28 September 2024. Matters arsing None.
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AGREED to recommend to Cabinet that the policy was adopted as presented.
Consideration was given to the Revised Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Polic 2025.Councillor Matthew Vaux, Cabinet Member for Partnerships, Housing, Legal and Governance and Public Protection presented the report. It was reported that Ceredigion County Council’s Hackney Carriage (taxi) and Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Licensing Policy was an important document that demonstrates the Council’s commitment to securing public safety, provided clarity for applicants and licence holders, assists decision making, facilitates enforcement activities and helps safeguard against legal challenge. The Policy supports the Council’s key priorities of protecting the vulnerable, improving the environment and promoting the local economy. The Licensing Committee received a report on 10 September 2024 which outlined the need to conduct a public consultation on the amendments being proposed to the current Policy to include the recommendations made by the Department for Transport (DfT) ‘Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards’ and the Welsh Government’s ‘Guide to Harmonisation of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing in Wales’. The DfT and Welsh Government agree there was a need for a common core of minimum standards for the hackney carriage (taxi) and private hire vehicle (PHV) trade to improve public safety and standardisation. The Licensing Authority therefore needed to review its current requirements in line with statutory Government Guidance standards and Welsh Government’s recommended harmonisation “Taxi” guidance. Whilst Section 47 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 allows local authorities to adopt their own set of licensing conditions and standards for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, the Welsh Government expects that each local authority adopts the recommended standards in order to gradually begin the process of policy alignment. The Summary of the key changes were highlighted to Members in the report. Councillor Vaux reported that the consultation period ran from 22 October to 27 December 2024, six responses to the consultation were received. 6 responses were received in response to the consultation as were attached for consideration. The Council had a list of mandatory consultees who were invited to respond to the consultation. This included Elected Members of the County Council, Town and Community Councils and other relevant consultees such as Dyfed-Powys Police, Private hire trade magazine, Porth Gofal. Also, they directly consulted with the taxi trade by emailing each licensee directly. A total of 319 people/organisations or services were contacted as part of this policy consultation. The consultation was also posted on Ceredigion County Council’s website for the general public to access and respond. It was important to also note that trade and public consultation had already taken place by the DfT and Welsh Government before bringing in the current statutory guidance. It was also reported that as this consultation went live, the Welsh Government had updated its guidance around CCTV use in taxis and private hire vehicles. It provided a template for councils to use when creating a CCTV policy to help improve uniformity across Wales. Careful consideration was given to the responses to the consultation and the additional information published by Welsh Government, and where relevant, further changes were made to the draft revised policy. The amendments to the current Policy incorporate, where appropriate, the new set of standards and recommendations, and the format of the policy had also been revised to meet an All Wales “policy” format. Adopting the recommendations would lead to increased public safety, consistency of standards across Wales, harmonised enforcement, increased accessibility of vehicles and better standards of customer service. Following questions from the floor, it was AGREED to recommend to Cabinet that the policy was adopted as presented.
Rhaid i gynghorwyr ddweud pan fydd ganddyn nhw gysylltiad personol â rhywbeth sy'n cael ei drafod, fel swydd, eiddo neu aelod o'r teulu. Mae buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu yn ddigon cryf i'r cynghorydd adael yr ystafell fel arfer a pheidio â chymryd rhan.
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