Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary, Informal Joint Licensing and Regulatory Committee, St Edmundsbury Licensing and Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 4 December 2018 5.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber. View directions

Contact: Christine Brain Email: christine.brain@westsuffolk.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
99.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mary Evans, Diane Hind, Beccy Hopfensperger and Richard Rout. Councillor Peter Thompson was also unable to attend the meeting.
100.	Substitutes Minutes: There were no substitutions declared.
101.	Public Participation Members of the public who live or work in the Borough are invited to put one question or statement of not more than 3 minutes duration relating to items on Part 1 of the agenda only. If a question is asked and answered within 3 minutes the person who asked the question may ask a supplementary question that arises from the reply. A person wishing to speak must register to speak at least 15 minutes before the meeting is scheduled to start. There is an overall time limit of 15 minutes for public speaking which may be extended at the Chairman’s discretion. Minutes: This item was considered in the informal joint session with Forest Heath District Council, whereby the Committee heard from three Hackney Carriage drivers.
102.	Hackney Carriage Fare Review 2019 Stage 2 - Alignment for Single Council PDF 114 KB Report No: LIC/SE/18/006 (For reference purposes, Forest Heath District Council’s Report Number is LIC/FH/18/005) Additional documents: LIC.SE.18.006 - Appendix 1 - 2018 Fare Cards , item 102. PDF 108 KB LIC.SE.18.006 - Appendix 2 - Fare Card Options , item 102. PDF 245 KB LIC.SE.18.006 - Appendix 3 - Stage Two Consultation Form , item 102. PDF 92 KB LIC.SE.18.006 - Appendix 4 - Fare Comparisons , item 102. PDF 32 KB LIC.SE.18.006 - Appendix 5 - Hackney Carriage Fare Consulation Raw Data , item 102. PDF 36 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 102. Minutes: Further to the informal joint discussions held prior to the meeting with Forest Heath District Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee, the Committee formally considered Report No: LIC/SE/18/006. Councillor Margaret Marks moved the recommendations, this was duly seconded by Councillor Sarah Broughton and with the vote being unanimous, it was RESOLVED: That 1) Fares should be aligned, and take effect before the 1 April 2019. 2) Option 1 and 1(i), as set out in Report No: LIC/SE/18/006, as an approach for charging for journeys with over 4 passengers, be approved, subject to the following two amendments: i) The removal of the £1 extra per journey starting at Rowley Mile racecourse on race days; and ii) The hours be changed from 11pm to midnight on all tariffs set out in Option 1 and 1(i). 3) The effective date of the implementation of the aligned fares be on 7 January 2019, subject to the statutory procedure relating to public consultation, be approved.