The Executive Director (Communities and People) has submitted a report which sets out the decision of the General Purposes Licensing Committee to delay the introduction of new emission standards for Hackney Carriage Vehicles licensed by this Authority by one year.

Councillor Ed Mundy, Chair of the General Purposes Licensing Committee will present the Committee’s report and present the recommendations.

Recommendation:  The General Purposes Licensing Committee recommend that Council resolves to:

1.    Agree on a delay to the introduction of new emission standards to Hackney Carriage Vehicles licenced by this Authority by one year, as agreed by the General Purposes Licensing Committee.

Cllr Malik left the meeting, having declared an interest on this item, and returned to the meeting at the start of the next item.

Council considered a report from the Executive Director (Communities and People) which set out the decision of the General Purposes Licensing Committee to delay the introduction of new emission standards for Hackney Carriage Vehicles licensed by this Authority by one year.

Councillor Edward Mundy, Chair of the General Purposes Licensing Committee, on being seconded by Councillor Anna Railton, Cabinet Member for Zero Carbon Oxford and Climate Justice, introduced the report and proposed the recommendation.

Councillor Ajaz Rehman, seconded by Councillor Amar Latif, proposed an amendment to the recommendation. Following debate, and on being put to the vote, the amendment was not carried.

Following agreement from Council, the meeting broke at 6.00 pm to allow Members observing Ramadan time for Iftar and Prayer, and reconvened at 7.00 pm.

The recommendation was put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

1. Agree on a delay to the introduction of new emission standards to Hackney Carriage Vehicles licenced by this Authority by one year, as agreed by the General Purposes Licensing Committee.

Council agreed to consider item 11 of the agenda next, and then return to the remaining items on the agenda as listed.