Agenda for Regulatory and Appeals Committee on Monday, 25th September, 2017, 10.30 am

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Ground Floor Committee Room - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions

Contact: Mark Leavesley  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

6.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Councillor Healy - personal

Councillor Neal - other Council business

Councillor Saghir - no reason given

7.

Declarations of interests

If you need any advice on declaring an interest, please contact the Governance Officer above, if possible before the day of the meeting

Minutes:

Councillor Grocock declared an interest in item 7(a), minute 9(a), ‘Safety Certificate - Nottingham Racecourse’, as a City Council appointed member of the Racecourse Board, which did not preclude him from speaking or voting.

8.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 203 KB

Last meeting held on 03 July 2017 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 03 July 2017 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

9.

Review of General Safety Certificates - Regulated Stands pdf icon PDF 189 KB

Reports of Operations Manager, Safer Business

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Paul Dales, Safer Business Food and Health and Safety Manager, presented reports of the Director of Community Protection, detailing reviews of the ‘General Safety Certificates: Regulated Stands’ at Nottingham Racecourse and Harvey Hadden Athletics Stadium.

 

(a)  RESOLVED that the thanks of the Committee, to all those involved with public safety at venues in the City, be recorded.

 

(b)  Nottingham Racecourse

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  with effect from 25 September 2017, the existing ‘General Safety Certificate: Regulated Stand’ at Nottingham Racecourse be replaced by the General Safety Certificate detailed at annex 1 to the report;

 

(2)  the Committee noted the

 

(i)  deviations from the Green Guide, detailed in appendix 4 to the General Safety Certificate:

 

(ii)  appointment of James Knox as the Holder of the General Safety Certificate.

 

(c)  Harvey Hadden Athletics Stadium

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  with effect from 25 September 2017, the existing ‘General Safety Certificate: Regulated Stand’ at Harvey Hadden Athletics Stadium be replaced by the General Safety Certificate detailed at appendix 1 to the report;

 

(2)  the Committee noted the deviations from the Green Guide, detailed in appendix 5 to the General Safety Certificate.

10.

Hackney Carriage specification - additional vehicles pdf icon PDF 239 KB

Report of Regional Licensing and Policy Manager

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Angela Rawson, Regional Licensing and Policy Manager, presented the report of the Director of Community Protection, requesting the Committee to amend the Council’s existing Hackney Carriage vehicle specification to include 4 additional vehicle types.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  the existing Hackney Carriage vehicle specification be amended to include the following vehicles, but only where the vehicle has a first date of registration of no earlier than 25 September 2017:

 

·  Nissan Dynamo Electric Taxi;

 

and in cases where they have been converted by a specialist to meet the ‘Reduced Emission Euro 6 Diesel Standard’, as described in appendix 1 to the report, the:

 

·  Ford Tourneo Taxi;

·  Vauxhall Vivaro VX8 Taxi;

·  Ford Procab.

 

(2)  the following officers, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and Opposition Spokesperson, individually be permitted to approve the addition of further vehicle types to the Hackney fleet as they become available, provided that they meet the Council’s safety specification requirements:

 

·  Director of Community Protection;

·  Head of Licensing, Trading Standards and ASB;

·  Regional Licensing and Policy Manager.

11.

Proposed Age and Specification Policy for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles pdf icon PDF 240 KB

Report of Regional Licensing and Policy Manager

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Angela Rawson, Regional Licensing and Policy Manager, presented the report of the Director of Community Protection, requesting that the Committee approve for consultation a revised ‘Age and Specification Policy’ for hackney carriage and private hire vehicles.

 

RESOLVED that the ‘Age and Specification Policy’ be approved for consultation, for a period of 4 weeks, the results of which to be reported to this Committee at a later date.

12.

Cross-border enforcement pdf icon PDF 308 KB

Report of Regional Licensing and Policy Manager

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Angela Rawson, Regional Licensing and Policy Manager, presented the report of the Director of Community Protection, detailing a proposal to authorise officers from other authorities to carry out enforcement checks on vehicles and drivers licenced by Nottingham City Council.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  the enforcement powers of the Council under sections 53(3), 68 and 73 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 be discharged by the following councils, pursuant to the provisions of section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972, such enforcement powers only to be exercised in respect of Nottingham City licensed vehicles and drivers whilst operating within the boundary of the respective councils and only to be exercised by the respective councils’ Authorised Officers:

 

·  Broxtowe Borough;

·  Gedling Borough;

·  Rushcliffe Borough;

 

(2)  where considered expedient, and subject to agreeing reciprocal arrangements with the relevant council and to consultation with the Chair, the Regional Licensing and Policy Manager be authorised to add to the list of councils in (1) above;

 

(3)  the Committee agree to accept a similar transfer of functions from any council listed in (1) above, and any further Council(s) added under the delegated authority agreed in (2) above.