Purpose

In
September 2025, the Licensing Committee recommended to the
Portfolio Holder revisions to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire
Licensing Policy. The Portfolio Holder is now requested to formally
approve the recommendation.
 
The
following change has been recommended: (strike through shows text removed, new text in bold)
 
By no
later than 1 December 2028 2030, subject to review in
2027, all licensed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles
must be zero or ultra-low emission. This is to recognise South
Cambridgeshire District Council’s adoption of the global
climate and health emergency action plan to deliver a zero-carbon
future for South Cambridgeshire.

Content

To
agree to amend the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing
Policy such that:
“By no later than 1 December 2030,
subject to review in 2027, all licensed hackney carriage and
private hire vehicles must be zero or ultra-low emission. This is
to recognise South Cambridgeshire District Council’s adoption
of the global climate and health emergency action plan to deliver a
zero-carbon future for South Cambridgeshire.”

Reasons for the decision

To
ensure the policy remains fit for purpose.

Alternative options considered

Option 1 – to approve the
recommendations.
Option
2 – to reject the recommendations and leave the policy as
existing.