Councillors Abbasi and Malik, having declared that this item affected one of their disclosable pecuniary interests, left the chamber for the duration of this item.

Council considered a report to the General Purposes Licensing Committee on 20 September 2016 asking for approval of amendments to the criteria applicable to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire trades in order to promote safeguarding and awareness of safeguarding.

Council resolved to adopt the amendments to the criteria applicable to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire trades as set out in the report and appendix.