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RESOLVED – (i) That the Committee supported and approved the submission of a response detailed in Appendix 1 together with their proposed amendments to the current Welsh Government consultation on the Welsh Government’s Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill White Paper. (ii) That the Committee will receive feedback regarding the finalised Welsh Government consultation.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors I David Bithell MBE, Steve Joe Jones, Beverley Parry-Jones and Fred Roberts.
That the minutes held on Monday 24 April 2023 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – (i) That the Committee supported and approved the submission of a response detailed in Appendix 1 together with their proposed amendments to the current Welsh Government consultation on the Welsh Government’s Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill White Paper. (ii) That the Committee will receive feedback regarding the finalised Welsh Government consultation.
The Chief Officer Economy and Planning submitted a report (COEP/39/23) requesting Members to consider a draft response to the invitation from Welsh Government to respond to the consultation on the Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Wales) Bill Paper. The Trading Standards and Licensing Lead introduced the report and made reference to the proposed standards that included mandatory training for drivers and further proposed amendments detailed in Appendix 1. Members were informed that Welsh Government had sent twenty two consultation questions to Wrexham County Borough Council as well as to licencing professional working groups, the taxi trade, representatives of the travelling public and the general public. The Welsh Government consultation was also open to Members and that Wrexham County Borough Councils response was currently in draft format. Members were asked to consider the contents of the report and the attached draft consultation responses. Considering the report Members made the following comments: · Members recommended that the Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Wales) Bill Paper to include: a) Code words and phrases that related to passenger safety; b) Guidance on how to deal with disabled passengers; c) A specified qualification level. For the mandatory training course for drivers. · A Member enquired if there had been consultation responses from the taxi trade representatives and the Police. · It was confirmed that the revised national minimum standards will enable the Local Authority to revoke or renew a taxi licence. · A Member enquired about the training for Officers regarding Fixed Penalty notices. · Members acknowledged that there needed to be an infrastructure for dealing with climate change and pollution. RESOLVED – (i) That the Committee supported and approved the submission of a response detailed in Appendix 1 together with their proposed amendments to the current Welsh Government consultation on the Welsh Government’s Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill White Paper. (ii) That the Committee will receive feedback regarding the finalised Welsh Government consultation.
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