Agenda and minutes

No declarations of interest were received.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Innes, Marriott, S Niblock and Rogers.

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Appeals and Regulatory Committee held on 18 January, 2023 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The Licensing Officer presented a report to advise the committee of the results from the latest Hackney Carriage Unmet Demand Survey carried out in 2022 so a decision could be made on future policy.

In December 2010 members decided to limit the number of Hackney Carriages licensed by the council to 110. At that time there were 183 vehicles licensed as hackney carriages, the figure now stands at 138.

The committee were met with three options to consider;

1. Retain the limit on the number of hackney carriage vehicles at 110.

2. Increase the limit on the number of hackney carriage vehicles.

3. Remove the limit on the number of hackney carriage vehicles.

*RESOLVED –

That the policy remains the same with the limit of 110 in place to cap the number of Hackney Carriage Licence’s held within the Borough.