Agenda item
Review of Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Driver Policy
- Meeting of Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee, Wednesday 22 June 2022 10.00 am (Item 9.)
- View the background to item 9.
Report of the Director of Operational Services
Decision:
The report provides details of a revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence Policy. The Licensing Authority is seeking approval of a revised policy, it was first published in 2016, the policy provides information and guidance on: applications, decision-making, and enforcement. In providing a publicly available document, it allows: transparency, accountability, and consistency.
The licensing authority is responsible for the regulation of hackney carriage and private hire drivers licensed in the district of Sheffield. Primary legislation regulates the industry, namely: Town Police Clauses Act 1847, and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. |
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9.2 |
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED: That the amendment below is the Substantive Decision of the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee:
AMENDMENT: That the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee seek views of Licensing Committee before the policy is approved for implementation; and that the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Driver Policy returns as a recommendation for decision to this Committee September 2022. Carried with 7 For, 2 Abstentions and 0 Against.
ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR DECISION NOT PASSED:That members of the Committee approve the revised Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers Licence Policy to come in to force on 1st September 2022.
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9.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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The Committee want a steer from Licensing Committee before making a decision on implementing the revised Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers Licence Policy. The statutory guidance requires when formulating a taxi and private hire vehicle policy, the primary and overriding objective must be to protect the public.
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Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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9.4.1 |
The Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee considered the recommendation to approve the policy and rejected it because they wish to seek views of Licensing Committee before making a decision because in setting this policy the Council should intend that the Licensing Committee who will deal with a large number of cases, ensure that cases will be dealt with in a standard way: applying the same criteria and attaching the same weight in each case, and so ensuring consistency and administrative efficiency.
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Minutes:
The report provided details of a revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver’s Licence Policy. The Licensing Authority is seeking approval of a revised policy, it was first published in 2016, the policy provides information and guidance on: applications, decision-making, and enforcement. In providing a publicly available document, it allows: transparency, accountability, and consistency.
The licensing authority is responsible for the regulation of hackney carriage and private hire drivers licensed in the district of Sheffield. Primary legislation regulates the industry, namely: Town Police Clauses Act 1847, and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. |
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9.2 |
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the amendment below is the Substantive Decision of the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee:
AMENDMENT: That the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee seek views of Licensing Committee before the policy is approved for implementation; and that the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Driver Policy returns as a recommendation for decision to this Committee September 2022. Carried with 7 For, 2 Abstentions and 0 Against.
ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR DECISION NOT PASSED:That members of the Committee approve the revised Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers Licence Policy to come in to force on 1st September 2022.
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9.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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The Committee want a steer from Licensing Committee before making a decision on implementing the revised Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Drivers Licence Policy. The statutory guidance requires when formulating a taxi and private hire vehicle policy, the primary and overriding objective must be to protect the public.
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9.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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9.4.1 |
The Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee considered the recommendation to approve the policy and rejected it because they wish to seek views of Licensing Committee before making a decision because in setting this policy the Council should intend that the Licensing Committee who will deal with a large number of cases, ensure that cases will be dealt with in a standard way: applying the same criteria and attaching the same weight in each case, and so ensuring consistency and administrative efficiency.
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Supporting documents:
- Report to the Policy Committee, item 9. PDF 195 KB
- Appendix A, item 9. PDF 435 KB
- Appendix B, item 9. PDF 328 KB
- Appendix C, item 9. PDF 61 KB
- Appendix D, item 9. PDF 448 KB
- Appendix E, item 9. PDF 162 KB
- Appendix F, item 9. PDF 1 MB
- Appendix G, item 9. PDF 1 MB
- Appendix H, item 9. PDF 1 MB