Meeting documents

Date: Wednesday 11 March 2009
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Autun Room, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage
Contact: James Hazlewood
Tel: 01438 242215

Agenda

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PART I

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2. MINUTES - 20 JANUARY 2009
   To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 20 January 2009.
   Minutes attached
3. ADOPTION OF POLICY AND CONDITIONS FOR HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING
   To seek approval of the revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire policy and conditions document, following its consultation.
   Report attached
   Appendix 1 - Summary Table
   Appendix 2 - Supporting Information (DSA)
   Appendix 3 - Supporting Information (Medical)
   Appendix 4 - Supporting Information (WAV's)
   Appendix 5 - Supporting Information (First Aid Provisions)
   Appendix 6 - Supporting Information (Door Signs)
   Appendix 7 - Supporting Information (Age Limits/Vehicle Testing)
   Appendix 8 - Comments Received
   Appendix 9 - Consultation document "Taxi and Private Hire Conditions of Licensing"
4. HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE FEES AND CHARGES
   To consider the objections made and to decide on the revised fees and charges for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licences.
   Report attached
   Appendix 1 - 5 Year Accounts
   Appendix 2 - Advertised Fee Increase
   Appendix 3 - Benchmarking Hertfordshire
   Appendix 4a - Objection
   Appendix 4b - Objection
   Appendix 4c - Objection
5. URGENT PART I BUSINESS
   Minutes of the Meeting held on 14 January 2009
6. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
   To consider the following motion:
   That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 - 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

PART II

7. URGENT PART II BUSINESS