Mr John
Littlemore, the Head of Housing and Community Services presented
his report on the implementation of the Taxi Emissions
Policy.
The
Committee were reminded that a report was brought to the 29 March
2018 meeting where Members were asked to consider a proposed Taxi
Low Emission Standards Policy and agreed to put the draft policy
out for consultation. The consultation
ran from 3 August 2018 to 7 October 2018.
It was
noted that the responses received indicated that there had been a
lack of understanding from the taxi trade about how the phased
policy would work, with some assuming that they would need to buy a
car in 2021 and then another in 2025.
It was therefore felt that further clarification was needed through
focus groups or public meetings to improve understanding and obtain
a more representative sample of responses.
In
response to a question from a Member of the Committee , Mr
Littlemore advised that the focus groups would only be held to
clarify specific issues, not to open up the whole consultation.
RESOLVED:
That the decision on implementation of the Taxi
Emissions Policy following the consultation be deferred to enable
clarification of certain points with the Hackney and Private Hire
Trade.
Voting:
Unanimous