Agenda

Licensing and Public Safety Committee - Tuesday, 14 March 2023 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Rachel Hall: Tel No. 0116 4543047  Aqil Sarang: 0116 454 5591 Internal: 375591

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

3.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 139 KB

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2022 have been circulated and the Committee will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

4.

PETITIONS

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

5.

QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS OF CASE

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

6.

TAXI DRIVER KNOWLEDGE TEST pdf icon PDF 245 KB

The Director, for Neighbourhood Services submits a report for approval to the Committee on the Knowledge Test used for drivers to demonstrate appropriate knowledge of Leicester and general taxi legislation.

 

The Licensing and Public Safety Committee is asked to consider the options in the report and decide which to adopt.

7.

TAXI LICENSING - VEHICLE CONDITION OF FITNESS pdf icon PDF 318 KB

The Director for Neighbourhood Services submits a report setting out set of standard requirements that all vehicles must satisfy before being licensed.

 

The Licensing and Public Safety Committee is asked to consider approving changes to the conditions of fitness for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.

Additional documents:

8.

TAXI LICENSING - DRIVER RENEWALS pdf icon PDF 341 KB

The Director for Neighbourhood Services submits a report setting out the process for renewing taxi driver licences (hackney and private hire) which has been revised. The report explains the reasons for this and sets out the new procedure.

 

The Licensing and Public Safety Committee is asked to note the report.

9.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS