Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 3, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield
Contact: Brian Offiler 01246 345228
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Appointment of Chair Minutes: Councillor Innes was appointed as Chair of the Taxi Consultative Committee. |
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Appointment of Vice Chair Minutes: Councillor Allen was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Taxi Consultative Committee. |
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Selection of Trade Representatives At the meeting held on 9 June, 2014, the following were nominated to be appointed as trade representatives:-
Mr. C. Brown - representing Hackney Carriage trade Mr. S. Atkin - representing Hackney Carriage trade Ms. M. Briddon - representing Hackney Carriage trade Reserve – Mr. S. Bradshaw - representing Hackney Carriage trade
Mr. S. Aldersley - representing Private Hire trade Mr. J. Brookbank - representing Private Hire trade Ms. A. Dickens - representing Private Hire trade Reserve - Ms. V Naylor - representing Private Hire trade Minutes: Further to the nominations made to the meeting on 9 June, 2014, the representatives appointed were:
Representing Hackney Carriage Licence Holders:
Mr C Brown Mr S Atkin Ms M Briddon Reserve – Mr S Bradshaw
Representing Private Hire Licence Holders:
Mr S Aldersley Mr J Brookbank Ms A Dickens Reserve – Ms V Naylor |
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Declarations Of Members' And Officers' Interests Relating To Items On The Agenda. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Mr S Aldersley, Mr S Atkin, Ms M Briddon, Mr C Brown, Ms A Dickens, Ms G Dowson and Mr T Durham. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 100 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 9th April, 2014 were agreed as a true record. |
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Matters Arising on the Minutes PDF 205 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Accident Rates for Taxis and Buses
As no further details had been received regarding the requested inclusion of this item, it was agreed that it be removed.
Town Centre Road Closures
Inspector Turner reported that Inspector Ball had received a positive response from Pubwatch to the trial of the removal of the restrictions when he had met them in February.
Violence to Taxi Drivers
Inspector Turner reported that a Taxi Fares Disputes advice sheet regarding civil and criminal offences had been created between the Police and the Council’s Licensing Department, which had been circulated to the taxi companies. A copy would also be sent out on licence renewal and applications. A copy of the advice sheet was attached as an Appendix to the agenda.
Wheelchair Accessibility Exercise
The Licensing Officer reported that no further wheelchair test operations had taken place as the Licensing Policy was under review and no specific issues had been highlighted.
Review of Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Policy
The Environmental Health Manager reported that the Policy was currently out for consultation with comments to be submitted to the Licensing Department by 31 July, 2014. It would then be considered through the Council’s Scrutiny process, prior to submission of a report to the Appeals and Regulatory Committee. A copy of the letter which had been sent to the trade highlighting the main policy changes was attached as an Appendix to the agenda and the main policy document could be accessed on the Council’s website. |
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Safety Inspections of Vehicles Between Tests Item raised by Steve Aldersley. Minutes: As this item had been included on the agenda at the request of Steve Aldersley, in his absence, it was agreed that it be deferred until the next meeting. |
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Derbyshire County Council Issues Minutes: Simon Tranter reported that the new proposals for taxis at West Bars had started that week. He had also met and agreed with trade representatives the proposed arrangements in respect of Stephenson Place. A report would be submitted to the County Council Cabinet in August to recommend the proposed arrangements, which, if approved, would be implemented over the coming months. |
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Police Issues Inspector Turner to provide crime figures on taxi related crime. Minutes: Inspector Turner provided crime figures for the period 1 April, 2014 to 30 June 2014 for the Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire Policing sections:-
17 occasions where the driver was the victim 0 occasions where a taxi company was the victim 2 occasions where a member of the public was the victim 2 occasions where the driver was an offender 1 crime was racially or religiously aggravated
Timing – 9 crimes were between 0000 hours and 0600 hours.
Violence against drivers – 3 threatening behaviour
Crime breakdown:
12 – making off without payment 2 – damage to vehicle 1 – actual bodily harm 2 – threatening behaviour racial/religious 1 - threatening behaviour 1 - theft
The figures showed a reduction in the number of reported incidents since the previous quarter.
It was noted that not all incidents of passengers making off without payment were reported to the Police. The advice sheet that had been prepared in respect of Fare Disputes would also be distributed to Police officers. |
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Dates of Future Meetings To agree the dates of meetings for 2014/15. Minutes: It was provisionally agreed to meet on Wednesday, 8 October, 2014, commencing at 6.00 pm, (with a reserve date of 22 October, 2014 if necessary). |