Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Committee - Monday, 16th March, 2020 7.00 pm

Venue: Conference Room, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks

Contact: Democratic Services 01732 227165 Email: democratic.services@sevenoaks.gov.uk

Items

No.

Item

25.

To agree the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 January 2020 and of the Licensing Hearing held on 6 February 2020, as a correct record

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved: That the Minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 7 January 2020 and of the Licensing Hearing held on 6 February 2020, be agreed and signed by the Chairman, as a correct record.

26.

Declarations of interest

Any interests not already registered

Minutes:

No additional declarations of interest were made.

27.

Actions from the previous meeting

Minutes:

There were none.

28.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing: Licence Fees from April 2020 PDF 69 KB

Minutes:

Members considered the report which proposed the 2.5% rise of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence fees from April 2020.

The Head of the Licensing Patnership advised that if there were adverse comments received the fees would come back to a future meeting of the Committee.

Resolved: That

a) the fee levels set out below, be approved for consultation with the taxi trade;

	Application for a new HC driver licence	Renewal of a HC driver’s licence	Application for a new PH driver licence	Renewal of a PH driver’s licence
Computerised Knowledge test	£50.00	Not applicable	£50.00	Not applicable
Application	£199.00	£109	£162	£109
DBS enhanced search	£40.00	£40.00	£40.00	£40.00
Driving Standards Assessment test (Price dependant on provider driver chooses)	£72 to £130	Not applicable	£72 to £130	Not applicable
Total	£361 to £419	£149	£324 to £382	£149

	Existing Fees	New Fees from May 2020
Hackney Carriage Driver Licence
Computerised Knowledge test	£47	£50 * (Higher than inflationary increase as more time spent on knowledge test bookings)
On initial application	£194 (excluding knowledge test fee) for three years	£199 (excluding knowledge test fee) for three years
Disclosure Barring Service search fee	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service
Total (including DBS fee and Knowledge test fee)	£281 for three years	£289 for three years
On renewal	£106 for three years	£109 for three years
Disclosure Barring Service search fee	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service
Total (including DBS fee)	£146 for three years	£149 for three years
Dual Driver Licence
Computerised Knowledge test	£47	£50 * (Higher than inflationary increase as more time spent on knowledge test bookings)
On initial application	£194 (excluding knowledge test fee) for three years	£199 (excluding knowledge test fee) for three years
Disclosure Barring Service search fee	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service
Total (including DBS fee and Knowledge test fee)	£281 for three years	£289 for three years
On renewal	£106 for three years	£109 for three years
Disclosure Barring Service search fee	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service	£40 every three years or £13 per year if they sign up to the DBS online service
Total (including DBS fee)	£146 for three years	£149 for three years
Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence	£341 for one year	£350 for one year
Private Hire Operator Licence
On initial application – 5 year licence	£504 for five years	£517 for five years
*On renewal* – 5 year licence	£489 for five years ... view the full minutes text for item 28.

29.

Work Plan PDF 22 KB

Minutes:

Members were advised that the Annual Service update would be brought to the June 2020 meeting.