Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 27th September, 2016 6.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7HH. View directions

Contact: Nicki Lishman  476

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Thornton and Hope.

2.

Minutes

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

 

Decision

 

That the minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 5 July 2016 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

[For 6                                                  Against 0                                           Abstain 1]

 

 

 

3.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

4.

Declarations of Interest

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

 

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

PART 'B' ITEMS - MATTERS REFERRED TO COUNCIL

5.

Deregulation Act 2015: Changes to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy including Review of Fees

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered - Report of the Head of Environment, Streetscene and Facilities

 

 

Recommendation to Council

 

1. That Council approves the fees set out in Appendix 1 to this report and they be introduced on 1 December 2016.

 

2. That a proposed new budget structure of three separate accounts for each licence type (1) dual drivers licence (2) hackney carriage vehicle and (3) private hire vehicle and operators be approved and adopted.

 

3. That a 3 year dual hackney carriage / private hire drivers licence be introduced and that licensing officers use the Department for Transport Best Practice Guidance when considering whether a licence should be issued for a lesser period and that policy be amended to reflect this.

 

4. That a 5 year private hire operators licence be introduced and that licensing officers use the Department for Transport Best Practice Guidance when considering whether a licence should be issued for a lesser period and that policy be amended to reflect this.

 

5. That the associated changes affecting school transport licences be phased in linked to the expiry dates of current NYCC contracts.

 

[For 7                                                   Against 0                                             Abstain 0]

 

6.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.