Additional Regulatory Services Committee - 20 March 2019
REGULATORY SERVICES COMMITTEE
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Regulatory Services Committee:-
Councillors:- Steve Drury (Chairman)
Valerie Coltman
Heather Kenison
Stephen King
Joy Mann
Keith Martin
Martin Trevett (Vice Chairman)
Ralph Sangster
Roger Seabourne
Alex Turner
Alison Wall
Steven Halls, Chief Executive
12 March 2019
The Regulatory Services Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Regulatory Services Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.
In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.
Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Legislation and the laws of libel and defamation.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS
Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced,
together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.
3. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
To receive any declarations of interest.
4. REVIEW OF TRDC’s EXISTING HACKNEY CARRIAGE, PRIVATE HIRE AND OPERATOR POLICIES
To advise the Members of the Regulatory Services Committee on recommended changes to the Council’s Hackney Carriage Driver, Vehicle and Private Hire Driver, Vehicle and Operator policies.
19-03-2019-rg-review-of-trdc-existing-hackney-carriage-and-operator-policiesdraft-hackney-carriage-and-private-hire-policy-draft-websiteAppendix to the report - Draft Policy for consultation - has 11 Appendices which are provided as individual documents below:
Appendix 1 – Licence Requirements relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers
ap1-hcd-phd-requirements-2-.pdf (pdf)Appendix 2 – Requirements relating to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles
ap2-hcv-phv-requirements-1-.pdf (pdf)Appendix 3 – Requirements relating only to Private Hire Vehicles
ap3-phv-only-requirements.pdf (pdf)Appendix 4 – Requirements relating only to Hackney Carriage Vehicles Town
ap4-hcv-only-requirements.pdf (pdf)Appendix 5 – Licensing conditions relating to Private Hire Drivers
ap5-phd-conditions.pdf (pdf)Appendix 6 – Hackney Carriage Byelaws
ap6-hcd-byelaws.pdf (pdf)Appendix 7 – Conditions relating to Hackney Carriage Vehicles
ap7-hcv-conditions.pdf (pdf)Appendix 8 – Conditions relating to Private Hire Vehicles
ap8-phv-conditions.pdf (pdf)Appendix 9 – Standards for Conditions of Appearance of a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Vehicle
ap9-hcv-phv-appearance-conditions.pdf (pdf)Appendix 10 – Non-standard Private Hire Vehicle conditions for stretched limousine, and novelty vehicles
ap10-phv-limousine-novelty-conditions.pdf (pdf)Appendix 11 – Conditions relating to Private Hire Operators
ap11-pho-conditions.pdf (pdf)5. OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above
6. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
If any confidential business is approved, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:
“that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 12A to the Act.” It has been decided by the Council that in all circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
1. OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above
General Enquiries: Please contact the Committee Team at committeeteam@threerivers.gov.uk