ROUND THE COUNCILS BARNSLEY:
CONSULTATION ON FREE CCTV IN TAXIS
Barnsley MBC is consulting on installing free CCTV in all taxis after successfully gaining funding from the government’s Innovation Fund. Cabbies are currently being urged to take part in the consultation which could see the council install FREE CCTV cameras in all 500 taxis from as early as April 2025. Councillors will meet on 5 March, following the consultation, and then will implement the mandatory requirement at a full council meeting later that month. Council Statement: “Barnsley MBC has updated its Statement of Taxi and Private Hire policy to include the draft requirement for all hackney carriages licensed with the council to install CCTV. We now seek your views in respect of this. This consultation will run for ten weeks commencing on 25 October 2024 and finishing at 12am on 3 January 2025. The focus of the CCTV requirement is to promote the safety of drivers and members of the public. You can view the draft amendments to the policy on our website:
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/public- notices/ Alternatively a hard copy can be made available for viewing at Library @ the Lightbox - please email
licensing@barnsley.gov.uk. You can submit your responses via: l
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their pay level at various stages of the process.” The fee increases are based on a "toolkit" developed by the All-Wales Licensing Expert Panel, which takes into account various factors such as the number of licences issued and the complexity of the licensing process. The proposed fees for 2025/2026 are based on last year’s (2023/2024) costs and are as follows: l
Hackney carriage / private hire (1 year): £155 (up from £150)
l Driver licence (3 years): £300 (up from £284) l Private hire operators (5 years): £357 (up from £355) l Knowledge test: £45 (up from £40)
Please note that these fees do not include the cost of DBS checks. Cllr Jones proposed that the committee accept the report and councillors voted unanimously to start the process with a month-long consultation. Following the consultation, a report will come back to the committee before the decision is implemented.
LEEDS: CARD PAYMENTS CONSULTATION
Email:
licensing@barnsley.gov.uk - Subject Title: CCTV Taxi Licensing Policy
Post: Licensing Regulatory Services PO Box 634 Barnsley S70 9G
POWYS: FEE INCREASES APPROVED
Taxi licence fees in Powys are set to increase from 1 April, 2025, following a decision made by the county council’s Planning, Taxi Licensing and Right of Way committee on Thursday, 21 November. The proposed eight per cent increase is estimated to generate an additional £6,300 for the council. This revenue will be used to cover the costs of processing and administering taxi licences and is "not for profit." Licensing team manager Natalie Jones said: "Cost prices between local authorities vary for a number of reasons such as the number of staff employed and
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Leeds City Council Taxi and Private Hire Licensing Service wish to consult the hackney carriage trade on a proposal to require all hackney carriage vehicles have a functioning cashless payment facility available for customers. With the growth and popularity of customers now choosing cashless payments in the UK, it is reasonable to ensure that hackney carriage vehicles have facilities to offer cashless payments if requested by the customer. The majority of hackney carriage drivers currently offer a cashless payment option. By introducing the option to allow customers to pay using cashless payment facilities in all hackney carriage vehicles, this will offer the travelling public added safety and convenience as they will not need to carry cash or worry about not having enough money on them for the fare, or being stranded with no means of getting to their destination. For drivers this will also be a decreased security risk, reducing the need for drivers to carry around large amounts of cash. To be clear, cash payments will still be accepted. This consultation is regarding offering customers the option to use a cashless payment option if required. The consultation ended on 30 November.
DECEMBER 2024 PHTM
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