Agenda item

Meeting of Democratic Arrangements Forum – Meetings Timetable

It was moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Tariq and it was:

RESOVED, that:

That the timetable of meetings for the 2023/24 Municipal Year, as set out, be approved.

Meeting of Employment Panel – Amendments to the Officer Employment Procedure rules

It was moved by Councillor Rafiq and seconded by Councillor Moss and it was,

RESOLVED, that:

The revised Officer Employment Procedure Rules be approved.

Meeting of Employment Panel – Annual Pay Policy Statement

It was moved by Councillor Rafiq and seconded by Councillor Moss and it was,

RESOLVED, that:

The Pay Policy Statement for 2023/2024 be approved.

Meeting of Corporate Parenting Board – Terms of Reference

It was moved by Councillor L Smith and seconded by Councillor D Quinn and it was,

RESOLVED, that:

The Corporate Parenting Board Terms of Reference be approved.

Meeting of Cabinet – Finance Restructure

It was moved by Councillor Rafiq and seconded by Councillor Gold and it was,

RESOLVED, that

The costs associated with the proposed redundancy of the post of Service Development Manager, Revenues and Benefits to Council for approval

Meeting of Licensing and Safety Committee – Common Minimum Licensing Standards

It was moved by Councillor Morris and seconded by Councillor Walmsley and it was,

RESOLVED that:

It is recommended that the Licensing and Safety Committee considers and adopts the following amendments to the Minimum Licensing Standards and recommends to Full Council that the amendments are approved:

For existing vehicle licence proprietors:

·         that the transitional arrangements in relation to age and emissions standards are extended from 1 April 2024 to 1 April 2026 - This will assist hackney carriage and private hire vehicle owners to transition to the new requirements, whilst allowing them the ability to take advantage of the funding support package (Clean Air funding) once it is available. In order to achieve this compliance date, the amended policy will state that from 1 April 2025 a vehicle licence will not be renewed if the vehicle does not meet the above standards.

·           the implementation date for the written-off vehicle standards is extended to 1 April 2026. The amendment of to the written off policy is to permit vehicle licence holders who are currently licensed in Bury with a previously written off vehicle prior to the implementation of the Stage 2 of Common Minimum Standards in November 2021 to continue to be able to licence the vehicle until the 1 April 2026. In order to achieve compliance, the amended policy will state that from 1 April 2025 a vehicle licence will not be renewed if the vehicle has been previously written off. There will be no change to Council Policy relating to new vehicle licence applications in relation to this standard.

For new applications for vehicle licences

·         the minimum age requirement for new vehicles coming onto fleet is removed for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles - the current policy in relation to hackney carriage and private hire vehicles has a coming on age (new to fleet) as follows:-

§  PHV – under 5 years on to fleet and 10 years off

§  PHV WAV – under 7 years on to fleet and 15 years off

§  Purpose built HVC – under 7 on to fleet and 15 years off