The Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report informing the Committee that officers had recently reviewed the specifications and conditions relating to Hackney Carriage Drivers (HCD) and vehicles (HCV) in consultation with the Hackney Trade and Reading Taxi Association (RTA).  This had resulted in proposals to either remove or amend some wording of the conditions to bring them up to date.

The following documents were appended to the report:

The report explained that the conditions relating to HCDs and HCVs had last been amended at the Licensing Applications Committee meeting held on 6 June 2018, to bring in compulsory electronic payment devices (Minute 2 refers).  The proposed changes and the reasons for the amendments were set out in section 4.2 of the report.  The Committee noted that changing the byelaws attached to HCD and HCV licences could be a lengthy process and this would be carried out as a separate piece of work to prevent delay to the updating of the conditions.

Resolved – That the amended Hackney Carriage Driver and Vehicles specifications and conditions as attached to the report at Appendices 1 and 2 be approved.