Agenda and minutes

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There was no public participation.

Members may make declarations of Interest at this point or may make them at any point in the meeting

There were no declarations of interest.

To note the minutes of the meeting held on 19 September 2017.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Regulatory Committee of 19 September 2017 be signed as a correct record.

The Governance and Civic Officer highlighted that there were two matters arising, due for discussion at the March meeting of the Regulatory Committee.

Members considered a report that sought to obtain Members’ agreement on setting a deadline of 5 January 2018 for Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers to complete safeguarding training e-learning modules.

The following information was provided:

·         Drivers who do not have access to a computer would be able to come into the Guildhall to complete the online modules;

·         The training module that West Lindsey Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers have to take has to be Lincolnshire County Council Safeguarding Children’s Board approved training;

·         There are several different types of safeguarding training provided by Lincolnshire County Council, but there was specifically designed training aimed at Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers for West Lindsey and other districts, which drivers must complete.

RESOLVED to agree that all existing Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers who have not successfully completed the specific e-learning safeguarding modules must do so by 05 January 2018 and that failure to do so will result in their Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers’ Licence being suspended.