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P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition alongside P-05-835 Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in Wales and agreed to close the petitions given that the Minister for Economy and Transport has now ruled out pursuing legislative change in this area during the remainder of this Assembly, and the Welsh Government is pursuing several measures and policy changes with the WLGA in the meantime.

 


Meeting: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered this petition alongside P-05-835 Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in Wales and agreed to write to the Minister for Economy and Transport to ask him to provide an update on the Welsh Government’s future plans in relation to reform of taxi licensing and, in particular, the plan for short-term measures which could be taken forward in advance of legislation.

 


Meeting: 25/06/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence from the Minister for Economy and Transport and agreed to await the publication of the report into the Welsh Government’s White Paper on Improving Public Transport before considering whether to take further action on the petitions.


Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

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Minutes:

Mike Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

He has family and friends who work in the taxi industry.

 

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to supply the information received from the petitioners to the Minister for Economy and Transport in light of the public consultation on the White Paper on Improving Public Transport, and ask:

  • whether the Welsh Government would consider limiting or preventing cross border working in the event that it decides not to establish a single national licensing authority following the consultation; and
  • whether and how, if a national licensing authority is established, it could control the number of taxis and private hire vehicles operating in a given area.

 


Meeting: 09/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to:

 

·         group this petition with petition P-05-835 Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in Wales and consider them together in future; and

·         await the publication of the Welsh Government’s White Paper on proposals for the reform of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing in Wales, before considering further action on the petition.


Meeting: 21/11/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to await the publication of the Welsh Government’s summary of the outcome of their recent public consultation on possible reforms to taxi licensing, expected before the end of 2017, before considering further action on the petition.