Issue - meetings

To receive a report on the Annual Report and Service Plan.

The Head of Trading Standards and Licensing, introduced a report which detailed activities carried out by the Licensing Section during the period 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 and referred to the 2009/10 work plan brought to the Committee for comment in April 2009.

Changes to licences during the year showed that the number of Hackney Carriage Vehicle licences had decreased by 5 and the number of driver licences had increased.  It was suggested that this could be an indication that drivers were sharing vehicles.

It was reported that the majority of tasks in the work plan had been completed.  The Committee also considered the Trading Standards and Licensing Work Plan 2010/11.  It was noted that the target length of time to issue licence applications had been set at 3 clear working days on 95% of applications.

The Chairman congratulated the section on their hard work, good service provision and high level of achievement in 2009/10.  The Committee hoped to see further success in 2010/11 and noted that careful monitoring of those who did not comply with their licence agreements would provide a message to licence holders that maintenance was important.

RESOLVED that the work carried out by the Licensing Section in 2009/10 and the proposed work plan for 2010/11 be noted.