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Members are asked to instruct officers to procure and implement a new Hackney Carriage Demand Survey to determine whether a significant unmet demand continues to exist in the City, and to bring the results and recommendations to Licensing Committee in January 2023.
Decision type: Non-key - Low
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/12/2021
Decision due: 31 Jan 2022 by Licensing Committee
Department: Licensing
Contact: Wangari Njiiri, Environmental Health and Licensing Support Team Leader Email: Wangari.Njiiri@cambridge.gov.uk.
Additional Information: This item will automatically appear on the agenda.
Background Information: In January 2015 Licensing Committee resolved to limit the amount of Hackney Carriage Vehicles (HCV) following results of a taxi demand survey, conducted in 2014, that concluded there was no significant unmet demand in the city. Government guidance recommends that that the maximum reasonable period between surveys is three years. The last Demand Survey was completed in 2017/2018. The commissioning of a new demand survey, to determine whether a significant unmet demand continues to exist in the city, is therefore advised.
