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(i)               to note the contents of the report and to agree not to proceed with any formal training programme at present; and

(ii)             to agree to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to continue to investigate training programmes for taxi and private hire drivers and report back to the Committee in this regard as and when appropriate.

With reference to article 12 of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 12 September 2017 and article 12 of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 6 February 2018, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Governance which provided an update regarding potential customer service training for taxi drivers, including the operation of a satellite navigation system.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the contents of the report and agree not to proceed with any formal training programme at present.

The Committee resolved:

(i)        to approve the recommendation; and 

(ii)       to agree to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to continue to investigate training programmes for taxi and private hire drivers and report back to the Committee in this regard as and when appropriate.