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REVIEW OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE FARES

Meeting: 24/02/2020 - Cabinet (Item 99)

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The Licensing, Health and Safety and GP Committee, at its meeting on 22 January, 2020, has referred this matter to the Cabinet with a recommendation that the proposed increase to the Hackney Carriage fare tariff, be approved.

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Minutes:

Having declared a prejudicial interest, Councillor Stuart Whittingham left the room.

 

The Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes Committee, at its meeting on 22 January 2020, referred this matter to the Cabinet with a recommendation that the proposed increase to the Hackney Carriage fare tariff, be approved.

 

Resolved -

 

That the proposed increase to the Hackney Carriage fare tariff be approved. 


Meeting: 22/01/2020 - Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes Committee (Item 25)

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Minutes:

The Director of Governance and Assurance submitted a report requesting Members to consider representations received in respect of a proposed increase to the Hackney Carriage fare tariff advertised in accordance with the decision of this Committee on 13 November 2019.

 

The Licensing Manager reported that a proposal had been considered by this Committee on 13 November 2019 to increase the Hackney Carriage Tariffs that had been submitted by a representative of Unite the Union. 

 

Members were advised that in accordance with the statutory requirement the proposed increase had been advertised for a period of fourteen days.  Six objections to the proposed increase had been received by the Licensing Authority and the organiser of the petition that had been submitted to the Committee on 13 November 2019 had requested the petition also be considered, however he had advised that he was unable to attend this meeting.

 

Mr D Cummins, Unite the Union addressed the Committee, he informed Members that all drivers would not be satisfied, however, he requested that the proposed increase be agreed.

 

On a motion by Councillor D Mitchell and seconded by Councillor K Greaney it was –

 

Resolved (9:2) (1 abstention) – That the approval of the proposed increase to the Hackney Carriage fare tariff be recommended to Cabinet.