Notice of a public meeting of
Licensing and Regulatory Committee
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Councillors Cuthbertson (Chair), Melly (Vice-Chair), Orrell, Barker, D'Agorne, Galvin, Hook, Hunter, Looker, Mason, D Myers, Norman, Warters, Wann and Wells
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Date: |
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
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5.30 pm
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Hudson room, West Offices
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A G E N D A
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1. Declarations of Interest |
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At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests.
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2. Minutes |
(Pages 1 - 4) |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 9 August 2022.
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3. Public Participation |
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At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee. The deadline for registering at this meeting is at 5:00pm on Friday 30 September 2022.
To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill out an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting whose details can be found at the foot of the agenda.
Webcasting of Public Meetings Please note that, subject to available resources, this public meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The public meeting can be viewed live and on demand at
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4. New hackney carriage licences - referral to Council |
(Pages 5 - 8) |
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This brief report is further to the decision of this Committee on 7 June 2022, and the Executive on 28 July 2022. As a matter of administration, Members are asked to refer to Council the decision to amend the council’s taxi licensing policy in respect of the number of hackney carriage licences issued.
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5. Taxi Licensing Policy |
(Pages 9 - 16) |
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This report sets out a proposed timetable for the revision, consultation and implementation of a revised Taxi Licensing Policy.
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6. Use of National Register of Refusals and Revocations (NR3) database |
(Pages 17 - 22) |
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This report seeks Member approval to use the National Register of Refusals and Revocations (known as the ‘NR3 database’) which is hosted by the National Anti-Fraud Network (NAFN) as part of its checks on new and existing taxi drivers to determine whether they are ‘fit and proper’ to hold a drivers licence, and to provide details of drivers the council has suspended, revoked etc. to other taxi licensing authorities to aid their licensing decisions.
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7. Urgent Business |
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Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.
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Democracy Officer: Name: Angela Bielby Contact Details: · Telephone – (01904) 552599 · E-mail – a.bielby@york.gov.uk
For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:
· Registering to speak · Business of the meeting · Any special arrangements · Copies of reports and · For receiving reports in other formats
Contact details are set out above.
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