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AGREED to note the contents of the report, and the activity report for July 2023 – September 2023.
AGREED to note the contents of the report and attached appendix.
AGREED to approve the proposed taxi licensing fees for consultation and that the reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue (£80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application).
AGREED that the draft “Policy on Requests for Information, Disclosure of Information, and Use of Information as a Result of an Entry on the National Register of Taxi Licence Refusals, Revocations and Suspensions (NR3S)” (Appendix 1) is approved and that consultation with the taxi trade and general public should be undertaken before a final revision of the policy is considered at a future meeting.
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and Officers to the meeting of the General Licensing Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Councillor Giles Davies.
2.1 No interests were declared.
3.1 The minutes were confirmed as a true and accurate record.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to note the contents of the report, and the activity report for July 2023 – September 2023.
4.1 The AH&LO presented and read through her report whilst sharing her screen. In relation to 4.5.3 of the report, she updated that the matter was heard at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on 23 November where the trader had pleaded guilty for trading without prior consents. The trader was issued with a £768 fine, however, reduced to £512 for their early guilty plea. There was also a £205 victim surcharge and they were ordered to pay £200 towards the Councils costs. 4.2 There were no questions from Members. 4.3 The Committee AGREED to note the contents of the report, and the activity report for July 2023 – September 2023.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to note the contents of the report and attached appendix.
5.1 The TML&TS presented and briefly read through her report whilst sharing her screen. 5.2 There were no questions from Members. 5.3 The Committee AGREED to note the contents of the report and attached appendix.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to approve the proposed taxi licensing fees for consultation and that the reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue (£80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application).
6.1 The TML&TS presented and read through her report whilst sharing his screen. 6.2 In response to Members’ questions, the TML&TS responded as follows:- · Private hire and drivers licence holders could operate outside of Torfaen and vice versa. However, there was no firm evidence that drivers were operating in neighbouring authorities due to licence costs being cheaper, but this could be the case. · There were 14 wheelchair accessible vehicles in Torfaen which had decreased by eight since the last year, which could have been partly down to losing a large operator in the borough. 6.3 The Committee AGREED to approve the proposed taxi licensing fees for consultation and that the reduction in the licence fee in respect of wheelchair accessible vehicles and / or electric vehicles should continue (£80 per new vehicle licence application and £70 per renewal application).
Decision as recorded
AGREED that the draft “Policy on Requests for Information, Disclosure of Information, and Use of Information as a Result of an Entry on the National Register of Taxi Licence Refusals, Revocations and Suspensions (NR3S)” (Appendix 1) is approved and that consultation with the taxi trade and general public should be undertaken before a final revision of the policy is considered at a future meeting.
7.1 The SLO presented and read through his report whilst sharing his screen. 7.2 There were no questions from Members. 7.3 The Committee AGREED that the draft “Policy on Requests for Information, Disclosure of Information, and Use of Information as a Result of an Entry on the National Register of Taxi Licence Refusals, Revocations and Suspensions (NR3S)” (Appendix 1) is approved and that consultation with the taxi trade and general public should be undertaken before a final revision of the policy is considered at a future meeting.
8.1 The date of the next meeting was confirmed to take place on 22 February 2024. 8.2 The meeting ended at 10.36am.
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