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The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.
AGREED to note the contents of the report and activity report for April 2022 – Sept 2022.
AGREED to indicate that a reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue at the current rate of £80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application.
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and Officers to the meeting of the General Licensing Committee. 1.2 No apologies were received.
2.1 No interests were declared.
3.1 The minutes of the General Licensing Committee held on 6 September 2022 were confirmed as an accurate record.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to note the contents of the report and activity report for April 2022 – Sept 2022.
4.1 The SLO presented and briefly read through the report whilst sharing his screen, referring to the appendices throughout. 4.2 There were no questions from Members. 4.3 The General Licensing Committee unanimously AGREED to note the contents of the report and activity report for April 2022 – Sept 2022.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to indicate that a reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue at the current rate of £80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application.
5.1 The SLO presented and briefly read through his report whilst sharing his screen. He responded to a Members’ question by saying that the reason Torfaen’s charges were so high was that enforcement was incorporated into the fee, and that other authorities hadn’t yet gone through the process. By incorporating enforcement into the fees it enabled the local authority to investigate complaints quickly. 5.2 The General Licensing Committee by majority (one abstention) APPROVED the proposed taxi licensing fees for consultation and unanimously AGREED to indicate that a reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue at the current rate of £80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application.
6.1 The date of the meeting was confirmed to take place on Thursday, 16 February 2022. 6.2 The meeting ended at 10.38am.
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