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Minutes:
The Committee received a report from the Licensing &
Enforcement Manager.
The report referred to the checks which the City Council undertakes to ensure that drivers of
Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles were fit and proper people to be
licensed, they must, from time to time, pass a medical examination.
The Committee were informed that following the consultation, it was
proposed that along with the already nominated approved medical practitioner,
the Council would allow drivers the option of using their own GP (if they are
familiar with the Group II Medical Standards). This would provide more
flexibility and, potentially, a more robust service.
Mr Wratten spoke in favour of the proposals
and informed the Committee that the scheme was welcomed by Cambridge City
Licensed Taxis.
In response to member’s questions the Licensing & Enforcement
Manager confirmed that the drivers would pay for their own medical examination.
The Committee:
Resolved
(unanimously) to approve the following arrangement in determining the
medical fitness of hackney carriage, private hire and dual drivers:
i. To
maintain a Council approved list of medical practitioners, to undertake
certification of drivers fitness in accordance
with the Group II standards for C1 vehicles and also
ii. To
allow the drivers’ GPs, to undertake certification of drivers fitness in
accordance with the Group II standards for C1 vehicles with effect from 1st
April 2015.