Issue - meetings

To receive a report on Hackney Carriage Fares by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

Approved the current table of Hackney Carriage fares appended to the report; delegated approval of future Hackney Carriage fare tables to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, after consultation with the relevant Executive Portfolio holder; and authorised the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, after consultation with the relevant Executive Portfolio Holder, to consider any objections arising from (b) above and to determine the table of fares accordingly.

In accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 (as amended) and with the assistance of a report by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services the Cabinet has considered a table of fares for hackney carriages (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book)

Members were advised that the fares had originally been agreed at a meeting of the Licensing and Protection Panel on 26^th October 2011, however following recent case law the decision was now considered to be an Executive function. Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

(a)  that the current table of Hackney Carriage fares appended to the report now submitted be approved;

(b)  that the approval of future Hackney Carriage fare tables be delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, after consultation with the relevant Executive Portfolio holder; and

(c)  that the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised, after consultation with the relevant Executive Portfolio Holder, to consider any objections arising from (b) above and to determine the table of fares accordingly.

To receive a report on Hackney Carriage Fares by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The Panel considered a report by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) outlining proposals for a revised table of fares for hackney carriages.  The report had been deferred from the last meeting of the Panel held on 9th June 2011, following which expert advice had been sought and a further consultation with hackney carriage proprietors had been carried out.

Members were advised that the table of hackney carriage fares had been last reviewed in November 2008 and that a new tariff had been proposed to address concerns raised by a hackney carriage proprietor. The proposed increase of 6.86% to Tariff 1 and 6.12% to Tariff 2 was considered to be reasonable and affordable to the public yet viable for hackney carriage proprietors.  Following discussion the Panel

RESOLVED

(a)  that in accordance with the provisions of Section 65 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976, the following revised tariff of hackney carriage fares be approved and advertised to come into effect from 1st December 2011; and

(b)  that the Licensing and Protection Applications Sub-Group be authorised to consider any objections arising from the revised table of fares for hackney carriages and to determine the table of fares accordingly.