Issue - meetings
URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR
Meeting: 22/09/2016 - Licensing Committee (Item 3)
URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR
Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972.
Decision:
URGENT ITEM: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXIS –
RESOLVED that officers
investigate whether wheelchair accessible taxis operating in the area were
providing an appropriate taxi service for wheelchair users and report back to
members thereon.
Minutes:
The Chair declared that he intended to include for
discussion the following matter requiring urgent attention –
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXIS
Councillor Joan Butterfield highlighted a
recent case whereby a number of wheelchair accessible taxis operating in the
Rhyl area had refused to accept a booking to transport a wheelchair user. She referred to extra hackney carriage
licences issued specifically for wheelchair accessible vehicles in order to
provide that service and expressed serious concerns that taxis advertising that
service refused to provide it. Officers
were aware a number of taxis had been advertised as specialist wheelchair
carriers and agreed to look into the matter further.
RESOLVED that officers
investigate whether wheelchair accessible taxis operating in the area were
providing an appropriate taxi service for wheelchair users and report back to
members thereon.