To approve the reviewed and amended Taxi and Private Hire Policy 2022 - 2027.

Council considered a report by the Cabinet Member Housing, Regulatory Services and Community to approve the Taxi and Private Hire Policy 2022 – 2027. The Cabinet Member Housing, Regulatory Services and Community moved and introduced the report and the recommendations.

Councillor John Harrington seconded the report and recommendations. Councillor Harrington introduced the additional recommendations below:

(e) Cllr Tyler will continue to see what funding or match funding can be acquired to help operators bring in the new improved CCTV systems which they will be required to do over the next 12-14 months and which will cost approx. £500 and this is to include writing to the Police and Crime Commissioner to see if public safety funding might be available.

(f) Cabinet members will attend a follow-up meeting with officers and trade representatives, as those representatives requested, and officers to go through the penalty point scheme point by point, offence by offence to make sure we have clarity and accuracy on all points. And we will clarify the issue on moving seats in larger vehicles. And that this is done before the end of January - which will be before the new policy comes in. 

Councillor Nigel Shaw proposed a motion without notice, under section 4.1.92 (d) of the constitution, to refer the Taxi and Private Hire Policy 2022 – 2027 to the Cabinet Member Housing, Regulatory Services and Community to reconsider the matter; the Policy was not in a form that could be considered by Council at this time.

Councillor Barry Durkin seconded the motion to refer the Policy to the Cabinet Member for reconsideration.

Council debated the motion to refer the Policy to the Cabinet Member for reconsideration.

The motion to refer the Policy to the Cabinet Member for reconsideration was put to the vote and was carried by a simple majority of members.

RESOLVED: that Council agrees the referral of the Taxi and Private Hire Policy 2022 – 2027 to the Cabinet Member Housing, Regulatory Services and Community for reconsideration under section 4.1.92 (d) of the constitution; the Policy is not in a form that could be considered by Council at this time.