The General Purposes Licensing Committee resolved to:

1.    Consider

·       the request made by City of Oxford Licenced Taxicab Association to delay the final phase of the hackney carriage emission standards

·       the Environmental Sustainability Teams Affordability and Emissions Report

·       the full contents of this report including the options presented:

                                               i.     Maintain the current policy

                                              ii.     Extend the deadline by one year

                                            iii.     Align with Local Government Reorganisation

2.    Agree to align with Local Government Reorganisation to postpone the final phase that all Hackney Carriage vehicles must meet the ultra-low emission vehicle standard until the establishment of the new unitary council, aligning the policy with wider structural changes and enabling consistent standards across the new licensing authority.

3.    Recommend to Council that the adoption of the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Emission Standards aligns with Local Government Reorganisation.