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Description: Do you or your family and friends use taxis? Have your say on the way the industry is licensed and how the existing laws for taxis might be modernised. The Institute of Licensing is conducting a nationwide consultation to ask how the existing laws for taxis, some of which date as far back as 1847, work for different users including drivers, operators, customers and regulators. The overall aim is to establish if there is a need for reform of the legislation outside London, to make it fit for purpose for the 21st Century.

URL: http://www.instituteoflicensing.org/taxireform.html

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Start Date: 01/01/2010
End Date: 31/03/2010

Responsible officer: John Chambers (Tel: 01246 217216)

Service area: Licensing

Department: Environment

Councillors involved: Cllr Dorothy Ward

Relevant topics: Traffic and Transportation, Satisfaction, Gender issues, Equalities, Environmental health/Consumer services

Project objectives: The survey seeks the vies of taxi customers, drivers, operators and regulators on the laws and practice relating to taxis and private hire vehicles.

Reason for consultation: The overall aim of the consultation is to establish if there is a need for reform of the carriage and private hire (taxi) legislation outside London, to make it fit for purpose in the 21st Century.

Expected outcomes: The consultation aims to establish whether there is need for a reform in the laws regulating the taxi and private hire vehicle industry.

Consultation methods to be used: Questionnaire survey,

Proposed consultees: Businesses, Local residents, People working in the District, Service users, users, operators, drivers and regulators of taxis and private hire vehicles

Relevant Wards: Ridgeway and Marsh Lane, Clay Cross South, Clay Cross North, Pilsley and Morton, Ashover, Brampton and Walton, Holmewood and Heath, Sutton, Grassmoor, Eckington South, Renishaw, Tupton, Wingerworth, North Wingfield Central, Barlow and Holmesfield, Unstone, Eckington North, Killamarsh East, Killamarsh West, Dronfield North, Gosforth Valley, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield South, Coal Aston, Shirland

How results will be used to influence decision making/service delivery: The Institute of Licensing will use the findings as part of their decision making process on whether to recommend a reform of the laws governing taxis and private hire vehicles.

How results will fed back to respondents: The survey is being administered nationally by the Institute of Licensing and they will publicise the findings and outcomes. NEDDC will also post these on their website, through the AskDerbyshire website, with our magazine for residents ('the NEWS') and via press notices to the local media.

How information about subsequent decisions made and services provided/improved will be fed back to the consultee groups, the wider public and other stakehonders: The survey is being administered nationally by the Institute of Licensing and they will publicise the findings and outcomes. NEDDC will also post these on their website, through the AskDerbyshire website, with our magazine for residents ('the NEWS') and via press notices to the local media.

Other relevant information: Email comments to john.chambers@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk