Private Hire and Hackney Carriage licensing policy
The Private Hire and Hackney Carriage licensing policy details the procedures and standards applied by Lancaster City Council in carrying out its private hire and hackney carriage licensing functions. The policy provides the council's interpretation of the legal standards facilitated by legislation, statutory standards, good practice and the practical procedures that are in place to implement the licensing requirements.
The policy contains seven chapters, each broken down into subsections:
- Background
- Introduction
- Administrative and operational arrangements
- Driver standards
- Vehicle standards
- Operator standards
- Enforcement and compliance
Throughout the policy there is reference to a wide range of appendices (Appendices A-Q). The appendices largely reflect individual specific sets of licensing standards for example, conviction and conduct policy, different categories of licensing conditions, vehicle specifications, lists of licensing offences etc.
The content of the policy is a mixture of existing policies and procedures and new requirements which are motivated by the need to ensure that the primary and overriding objective of the City Councils licensing policies is to protect the public.
New applicants and existing licence holders are expected to be familiar with the policy, the standards expected of them as a licence holder and the potential consequences of failure to comply with the policy and or relevant legislation.
Last updated: 05 May 2022