On 6th November 2024, the Taxi and Miscellaneous Committee gave approval for the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Community and Wellbeing to carry out a consultation exercise, for an eight-week period, seeking views on the current Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy ahead of a planned review in the New Year. This will be a five-stage process as follows: -

Stage One
Go out to the licensed trade and the travelling public asking what works well, what doesn’t and how can the Policy be improved.

Stage Two
Collate and review the consultation responses and draft a reviewed Policy.

Stage Three
Consultation to commence on the reviewed Policy.

Stage Four
Collate and review the consultation responses, present the reviewed Policy for recommendations from the Sub-Committee prior to adoption at Cabinet.

Stage Five
Policy adoption

This is the first stage of the process, and your views are being sought on the sections and appendices of the current policy. This part of the consultation is open from Friday November 15th 2024 to Sunday January 12th 2025.

Please read through the relevant sections of the policy (links are provided in titles of the questions below) and provide your views.

The only mandatory question is question 1. You should only complete a response to the other questions if you have comments on that section of the policy that you would like us to consider. If you have no comments, then please leave the box empty / blank.

Question Title

* 1. Are you a:
(please select all that apply)

Question Title

* 2. Section 1 – Introduction
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 1: Introduction of the current policy in the text box below.

Question Title

* 3. Section 2 – Administrative and Operational Arrangements
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 2: Administrative and Operational Arrangements of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this section of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 4. Section 3 – Drivers
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 3: Drivers of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this section of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 5. Section 4 – Licensed Vehicles
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 4 – Licensed Vehicles of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this section of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 6. Section 5 – Private Hire Operators
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 5 – Private Hire Operators of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this section of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 7. Section 6 – Compliance and Enforcement
Please provide any comments you may have on Section 6 – Compliance and Enforcement of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this section of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 8. Appendix A – Relevance of Convictions
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix A – Relevance of Convictions of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 9. Appendix B – Policy in respect of requests for information, disclosure of information, and use of information as a result of an entry on the National Register of Taxi Licence Revocations and Refusals (known as NR3)
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix B – Policy in respect of requests for information, disclosure of information, and use of information as a result of an entry on the National Register of Taxi Licence Revocations and Refusals (known as NR3) of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 10. Appendix C – Private Hire Driver Licence Conditions
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix C – Private Hire Driver Licence Conditions of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Please note: Appendix D is deliberately missing as Byelaws are not being consulted on.

Question Title

* 11. Appendix E – Hackney Carriage Code of Conduct
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix E – Hackney Carriage Code of Conduct of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 12. Appendix F – Dress Code for Licensed Drivers
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix F – Dress Code for Licensed Drivers of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 13. Appendix G – Private Hire Vehicle Specification
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix G – Private Hire Vehicle Specification of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 14. Appendix H – Hackney Carriage Vehicle Specification
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix H – Hackney Carriage Vehicle Specification of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 15. Appendix I – Driver/Vehicle Proprietor Vehicle Maintenance
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix I – Driver/Vehicle Proprietor Vehicle Maintenance of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 16. Appendix J – Private Hire Vehicle Licence Conditions
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix J – Private Hire Vehicle Licence Conditions of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 17. Appendix K – Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence Conditions
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix K – Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence Conditions of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 18. Appendix L – Intended Use Policy for the Licensing of Hackney Carriages
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix L – Intended Use Policy for the Licensing of Hackney Carriages of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 19. Appendix M – Hackney Carriage Stands
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix M – Hackney Carriage Stands of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 20. Appendix N – Private Hire Operator Licence Conditions
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix N – Private Hire Operator Licence Conditions of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 21. Appendix O – Vehicle Testing Station Criterion
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix O – Vehicle Testing Station Criterion of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

Question Title

* 22. Appendix P – Penalty Points System
Please provide any comments you may have on Appendix P – Penalty Points System of the current policy in the text box below.
(For example: what you think works well and why; what you think doesn't work well and why; how you think this appendix of the policy could be improved.)

T