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266. |
Declarations of Interest  PDF 63 KB
To declare any interests which
fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached
document:
a) Disclosable Pecuniary
Interests (DPI)
b) Other Significant Interests
(OSI)
c) Voluntary Announcements of
Other Interests
See Agenda Item 2 for further
details
Minutes:
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Councillor
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Interest
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Minute No.
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Feacey
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Made a ‘Voluntary
Announcement’ as he was Chairman of the Ashford Volunteer
Centre
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268,
269, 270
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267. |
Minutes PDF 113 KB
To approve the Minutes of the
Meeting of this Committee held on 17th January
2023.
Minutes:
Resolved:
That
the Minutes of the Meeting of this Committee held on the
17th January 2023 be approved and confirmed as a correct
record.
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268. |
Proposed Fee Levels for Licensing Applications - 2024/25 PDF 215 KB
Minutes:
Recommended:
That
(i) that the sex
establishment fees as given below be approved.
RECOMMENDED SEX ESTABLISHMENT LICENCE FEES FOR
2023/24
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CURRENT FEES
2023/24
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PROPOSED FEES
2024/25
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Grant
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£3499
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£3499
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Transfer
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£387
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£406
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Renewal
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£387
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£406
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(ii) that the Hackney
Carriage, Private Hire and Operator applications licence fees as
given below be approved for the purposes of public
consultation.
RECOMMENDED HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING FEES
2024/25
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CURRENT FEES
2023/24
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PROPOSED FEES
2024/25
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Private Hire &
Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence (for 1 year)
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£92.00
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£97.00
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Private Hire &
Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence (for 3 years)
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£190.00
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£200.00
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Additional
driver’s licence (adding a licence)
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£37.00
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£39.00
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Hackney Carriage
Knowledge Test & Re-test
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£71.00
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£74.00
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Replacement badge /
Licence
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£15.00
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£15.00
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Vehicle Licence - New
or Renewal (including vehicle plate) for 1 year
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£346 - New
£305 - Renewal
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£346 - New
£305 - Renewal
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Vehicle Plate Internal
/ External
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£26.00
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£26.00
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Transfer of Vehicle
Licence (with or without vehicle plate)
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£46.00
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£48.00
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Vehicle Inspection - Test Fee (set by contract)
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£32.00
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£32.00
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Vehicle Inspection - Missed Appointment (set by
contract)
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No
Charge
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No
Charge
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Private Hire Operators
Licence - New or Renewal (for 5
years)
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1-3
vehicles: £200
4-10
vehicles: £590
11-20
vehicles: £1114
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1-3
vehicles: £210
4-10
vehicles: £620
11-20
vehicles: £1170
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To increase number of
vehicles licensed during duration of Operators Licence
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1-3 :
£200.00
4-10
: £415.00
11-20 : £560.00
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1-3 :
N/A
4-10
: £436.00
11-20 : £588.00
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Fee for Returned
(Bounced) Cheques
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£22.00
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£22.00
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(iii)
that the scrap metal site and collectors
fees as given below be approved.
RECOMMENDED SCRAP METAL SITE AND COLLECTORS LICENSING FEES
2023/24
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CURRENT FEES
2023/24
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PROPOSED FEES
2024/25
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Grant Site
Licence
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£411
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£432
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Grant Collectors
Licence
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£275
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£289
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Renewal Site
Licence
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£275
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£289
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Renewal Collectors
Licence
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£137
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£144
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Variation
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£103
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£108
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Replacement
Licence
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£14.50
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£15
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(iv)
that the annual licensing summary, at
Appendix D to the report, be received and noted.
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269. |
Hackney Fare Tariff Review PDF 400 KB
Minutes:
Recommended:
That the
Hackney Carriage fare scale for 2024/25 as given in the table below
be approved for the purpose of issuing a public notice.
PROPOSED FARES FOR 2024/25
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Fares for distance or time: Rate
1
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£
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If
the distance does not exceed 465.5 yards, for the whole distance or
for the first 148 seconds of waiting time
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2.90
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For
each subsequent 142.7 yards or uncompleted part thereof
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0.20
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Or
for each subsequent period of 45.5 seconds of waiting time or
uncompleted part thereof
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0.20
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Fares for certain times and days: Rate
2
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a)
For each hire commenced between 00.00 and
07.00
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1½ x
Rate 1
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b)
For each hire undertaken on GOOD FRIDAY,
EASTER MONDAY, MAY DAY, SPRING BANK HOLIDAY, SUMMER BANK HOLIDAY or
any other specifically declared
Bank Holiday only.
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1½ x
Rate 1
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Fares for certain times and days: Rate
3
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c)
For each hire undertaken on a CHRISTMAS
DAY, BOXING DAY or NEW YEAR’S
DAY
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2 x Rate
1
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When the holiday charge (b) or (c) is payable the Night Charge
(a) is NOT payable.
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2
Miles
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£7.30
5
Miles
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£14.70
10
Miles
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£27.10
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Extras - up to a
maximum of £1.20
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(a)
for each person (excluding infants in arms) carried
in excess of two persons (two children under 10 years of age count
as one person) irrespective of distance.
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0.20
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Note: For
the purposes of counting the number of persons that the vehicle is
licensed to carry, children under 10 years of age should each be
counted as a person. A babe in arms
should not be counted as a person.
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(b)
for each article of luggage conveyed outside the
passenger compartment of the carriage
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0.05
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(c)
for perambulators
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0.05
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(d)
for dogs
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0.10
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270. |
Taxi Licensing Policy Review PDF 124 KB
Minutes:
Resolved:
That
(i)
The publishing of the Department for Transport
best practice guidance on taxi licensing be noted.
(ii)
The planned policy review process be
noted.
(iii)
The Chair of the Regulatory Committee writes to
the Kent County Council Cabinet Member in respect of 50KW Charging
Points within the Borough.
Recommended:
(i)
That the current Taxi Licensing Policy 2017-2022
be extended until that policy and the new Department for Transport
guidance was reviewed, consulted upon, and presented back to the
Regulatory Committee in the summer.
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271. |
Sexual Entertainment Venues Policy Review PDF 127 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Recommended:
That
the revised ‘Sex Shops, Sex Cinemas and Sexual Entertainments
Venue Policy’ be approved and adopted.
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Minutes for this Meeting PDF 115 KB
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