Issue - decisions

Resolved:

(i)           That no further action be required in relation to Petition 1.

Reason: An ongoing review of the training is already timetabled. On the 13 November 2017, the Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee considered a report relating to the review of driver training.  The Committee approved the training and the fee and resolved that driver training would be reviewed by the Committee in six months time (scheduled for 21 May 2018).

(ii)          That no further action be required in relation to Petition 2

(iii)        That Officer’s write again to the Department for Transport (DfT) highlighting concerns regarding the number of vehicles working in York that are licensed by other authorities.

Reasons: On the 12 December 2017, the Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee considered a report relating to the renewal of Uber Britannia Ltd private hire operators licence.  The Committee resolved to refuse this application (which is currently subject to an appeal in the Magistrates Court); and

The Chair and Vice Chair of the Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee, and the Executive Member for Planning and Transport have already written to the two local MPs requesting that they ask the Department for Transport (DfT) to put hackney carriage and private hire reform back on the agenda.  The DfT has formed a Taxi and Private Hire Working Group to consider the adequacy and efficiency of legislation and guidance concerning the licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles in England.