Issue - items at meetings - Adoption of the Nation Register of Hackney And Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) Revocations And Refusals Register
Issue - meetings
Adoption of the Nation Register of Hackney And Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) Revocations And Refusals Register
Meeting: 10/03/2020 - Licensing and Public Safety Committee (Item 48)
48 Reports for consultation with Stakeholders PDF 128 KB
Report of the Shared Service Lead – Legal & Deputy Monitoring Officer attached.
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Minutes:
The committee considered a report which sought approval to adopt the National Register of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles Revocations and Refusals Register and for the Licensing section to undertake a period of consultation on the proposed adoption.
The council’s Licensing Officer explained that under the current rules, new applicants must advise the Council if they have been refused a licence or had a licence revoked by another local authority. If a driver chose not to disclose this information, there is often no way of finding out. The Local Government Association (LGA) had commissioned the National Anti-Fraud Network (NAFN) to develop and host a register to record all drivers who had either been refused or revoked. Information would be retained on the NR3 for a period of 25 years.
Members received the report positively and agreed that the register had been needed for some time.
In response to a member query, members were
advised that the information on the register was limited and only
contained the relevant personal information and the decision taken.
If the Council wanted to know the reason behind the decision, they
would need to contact the relevant authority and request the
information in line with data protection policies.
Members sought clarification on who would be liable for data being
inputted into the register which was incorrect. The legal advisor
to the committee advised that a written answer would be provided
outside of the meeting, detailing the relevant information.
The Council’s Licensing Officer also
provided members with an update on the tinted windows policy and
modified vehicle policy. Members were advised that although the two
policies had recently finished the consultation period, the
consultation was to be re-done. Feedback had been provided by the
trade that the questions were too technical, and the internet
format was not accessible. The consultations will be undertaken
again, with the option of a paper format to increase accessibility.
Members were advised that a report detailing the outcome of the
consultation would be brought before committee at a future
meeting.
RESOLVED: (Unanimously)
1.
The proposal to adopt the use of the National Register of Hackney
Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles Revocations and Refusals
Register to the current South Ribble Borough Council Taxi Licensing
Policy be accepted.
2. The Committee agreed that the Licensing section undertake a consultation exercise with stakeholders on the proposed adoption of the register.
3.
The Committee agreed to receive a report on the outcome of the
consultation exercise at a future meeting.