Issue - decisions
Variations to the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy
19/11/2021 - Variations to the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy
1. That approval is given to proposed
temporary variations to the Private Hire and Hackney Carriage
Licensing Policy as detailed in Appendix 1 so as to enable:-
- The delivery model for Child Sexual Exploitation and Safeguarding
Training to be changed from 'face to face' to online with a self
declaration on completion
- Timescales for medical assessments and alternative methods for
securing assurance on medical fitness to drive to be permitted with
a monthly review.
- MOT renewal dates to be extended in line with the Department of
Transport permitting 6 month extensions to MOTs with renewal dates
from 30 March 2020.
- Extension of expiry dates for interim vehicle checks by three
months
- Suspension of the requirement for licence holders on renewal to
display
plates with valid dates subject to the issue of an exemption
document that
confirms renewal requirements have been met.
2. That where appropriate and/or necessary to address the impact
and implications of Covid-19, approval is given to the deferment of
payment of licensing fees.
3. That the above-mentioned approval of temporary variations to the
Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy and authority to
defer payment of licensing fees shall continue until 31 December
2020 unless otherwise revoked by the Director of Prevention and
Protection or Licensing Committee.