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  Deregulation Bill - Clause 10 - Relaxation of Regulation on Private Hire Taxis
  
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  @ MP voted aye against making the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; against establishing standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators; and not to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts.
  
  @ MP voted no to make the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; to establish standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators; and to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to make the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; to establish standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators; and to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts. 
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 61, page 7, line 22, leave out Clause 10, Clause 11 and Clause 12.
  
  The clauses in question are:
  
  * 10 Private hire vehicles: circumstances in which driverâs licence required
  Clause 10 amends the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence to only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle.
  
  * 11 Taxis and private hire vehicles: duration of licences
  Clause 11 establishes a standard duration of three years for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licences and a standard duration of five years for a private hire vehicle operator licence.
  
  * 12 Private hire vehicles: sub-contracting
  Clause 12 clarifies, and relaxes the law permitting private hire vehicle operators to sub-contract work to each other, allowing subcontracting between operators licensed in different districts.  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/deregulation.html Parliament's webpage on the Deregulation Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2014-2015/0005/cbill_2014-20150005_en_2.htm#pb2-l1g10 Clause 10 onwards of the Deregulation Bill]
  
  
  
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