Issue - meetings

It was noted that following the Borough Council elections on 2 May, 2019, the following elected members had been appointed to serve on the Taxi Consultative Committee for a period of two years from June, 2019 until May, 2021:

·        Councillor Kate Caulfield (Chair)

·        Councillor Dean Collins (Vice-Chair)

·        Councillor Paul Niblock.

The following nominations of trade representatives had been received to represent Private Hire Licence Holders:

·        Mr James Brookbank (with support of 10 licence holders)

·        Mr Mahfozur Rahman (with support of 6 licence holders)

·        Mrs Ann Dickens (with support of 8 licence holders)

No nominations of trade representatives had been received to represent Hackney Carriage Licence Holders.

It was agreed to:

·        confirm the appointment of Mr James Brookbank as a representative of private hire vehicle licence holders from June, 2019 to May, 2021;

·        provisionally confirm the appointment of Mr Mahfozur Rahman and Mrs Ann Dickens as representatives of private hire vehicle licence holders from June, 2019 to May, 2021, subject to the subsequent approval by the Appeals and Regulatory Committee of a revision to the Committee’s terms of reference to allow the appointment of nominated representatives supported by fewer than 10 licence holders;

·        ask the three previous representatives of hackney carriage licence holders whether they would consider being nominated as representatives for 2019 – 2021, and if necessary to seek further nominations to the three representatives of hackney carriage licence holders for this period.