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CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: DESIGNATED LIST OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES - VEHICLE SPECIFICATION

Meeting: 15/12/2021 - Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee (Item 4)

4 CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: DESIGNATED LIST OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES - VEHICLE SPECIFICATION PDF 286 KB

Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support

Additional documents:

614885 - Appendix 1, 06/12/2021 Pre-Agenda Briefing of the Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee, item 4 PDF 236 KB
441490 - Appendix 2, 06/12/2021 Pre-Agenda Briefing of the Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee, item 4 PDF 389 KB

Minutes:

Following the Committee’s decision on 17 November 2021 to agree to publish a list of designated wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs) for licensed taxis and private hire cars within the Council’s area for the purposes of Section 167 of the Equality Act 2010, Officers have considered what accessibility requirements should be met before a vehicle will be included in any designated list.

A report inviting the Committee to adopt the draft WAV specification document was considered.

Decision

The Committee agreed to adopt the draft WAV specification document set on in Appendix 1 of the report.

(Reference: Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support dated 1 December 2021, submitted)