Issue - meetings

(i)       to agree that a formal review of the Taxi & Private Hire Policy be undertaken subject to a public consultation;

(ii)      to agree that the whole policy would be included within the consultation exercise; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to report back to the Licensing Committee with the results of the public consultation on 20 May 2026.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director for Corporate Services which presented the current Taxi and Private Hire Policy for consideration and sought determination of whether a formal review process was required for all or parts thereof.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      agree that a formal review of the Taxi & Private Hire Policy is undertaken subject to a public consultation;

(b)      determine which parts of the policy would warrant specific attention in the consultation exercise; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to report back to the Licensing Committee with the results of the public consultation on 20 May 2026.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve recommendations (a) and (c); and

(ii)      to agree that the whole policy would be included within the consultation exercise.