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Minutes of a meeting of the General Licensing Committee |
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held on Friday, 25 June 2021at 10.30 am
held at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB
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Present in the meeting room:
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Members: Councillors Alison Jenner (Chair), Ron Batstone (Vice-Chair), Jerry Avery and Margaret Crick |
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Officers: Michael Flowers and Diane Foster
Remote attendance:
Committee Members: Councillor Val Shaw
Cabinet Members: Helen Pighills
Officers: Laura Driscoll, Liz Hayden, and Susie Royce
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GL1 Apologies for absence
Councillors Matthew Barber, Paul Barrow, Cheryl Briggs, Debby Hallett, and Diana Lugova tendered apologies.
GL2 Declarations of interest
None.
GL3 Urgent business and chair's announcements
None.
GL4 Public participation
None.
GL5 Joint Taxi Licensing Policy
The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report and the proposed joint taxi licensing policy which was recommended for adoption. Members were informed that the existing policy had been in place since 2013 and had only received minor amendments following its implementation. The new proposed policy had been through a consultation process as agreed by members at the previous meeting of the committee on the 28th January.
The officer explained that the consultation process had included drivers, other stakeholders, and the public. It was also noted that the response showed an overall agreement for the proposed new policy and that feedback had been incorporated with some subsequent changes made to the proposed policy based on the responses. It was however noted that some feedback had been outside the scope of the consultation but that those responses would be considered for future policy reviews.
A motion moved and seconded to support the officer’s recommendations was declared carried on being put to the vote.
RESOLVED: to approve the revised joint taxi licensing policy
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The meeting closed at 10.42 am |