Agenda and minutes

Taxi & General Licensing Committee - Monday 11th July 2022 6.00 pm

Venue: Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, Northampton, NN1 1DE

Contact: Richard Woods / Maisie McInnes, Democratic Services

Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
2.	Minutes PDF 301 KB To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20^th April 2022. Minutes: Following the restructuring of the Council’s Licensing Committee structure in April 2022, there were no previous minutes to consider.
3.	Chair's Announcements To receive communications from the Chair. Minutes: There were no announcements from the Chair.
4.	Hackney Carriage Tariff Fare Increase PDF 645 KB Additional documents: 2022.07.04 Amended WNC Tariff , item 4. PDF 111 KB Minutes: The Committee considered a report from the Licensing Team Leader which set out the work that was underway in reviewing all currently in-force local hackney carriage and private hire vehicle policies inherited by West Northamptonshire Council from the now abolished Northampton Borough, Daventry District and South Northamptonshire District Councils. In introducing the report, the Environmental Health and Licensing Manager explained that the current table of hackney carriage fares took effect from December 2013 in the former Northampton Borough area, October 2008 in the former South Northamptonshire area and May 2019 in the former Daventry district. Due to the significant rise in the cost of living and fuel and changes to the UK economic outlook since the current fare table took effect, WNC-licensed hackney carriage drivers were seeking an increase to offset the rising cost of living and fuel, and that the views of all hackney and combined licence holders were canvassed regarding the proposed increase. The Licensing Team Leader added that, whilst the former South Northamptonshire district area did not currently have any licensed hackney carriage drivers based within it, the proposed new tariff would apply to the wider West Northamptonshire Council area. Resolved (1) That the proposed WNC Hackney Carriage Tariff table of fares be recommended to Cabinet for approval.
5.	Urgent Business The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any items of urgent business being admitted to the agenda. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business.