Disabled / Private Hire Vehicles in RCT

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Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

Please can you provide me with the following information

How many Private Hire Vehicles currently registerd in RCT are wheelchair accessible ?

How many of these wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles are under 3 year old?

How many Hackney Carriages currently registered in RCT are wheelchair accessible?

How many of these wheelchair accessible Hackney carriages are under 3 years old?

Why do Private Hire vehicles in RCT have to be white most councils do NOT restrict the colour on Private Hire vehicles. The reasoning behind this decision is required.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Kim Greedy

Freedomofinformation, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Dear Ms Greedy,

Thank you for your request for information.

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Information Act 2000 (or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if it
relates to environmental information).

You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council. We will contact you should this not be the case.

Yours sincerely

Carfan Llywodraethu Corfforaethol / Corporate Governance Team
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / for Director
of Legal & Democratic Services

-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Greedy <[FOI #486124 email]>
Sent: 18 May 2018 19:58
To: Freedomofinformation <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Disabled / Private Hire Vehicles
in RCT

Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

Please can you provide me with the following information

How many Private Hire Vehicles currently registerd in RCT are wheelchair
accessible ?

How many of these wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles are under 3
year old?

How many Hackney Carriages currently registered in RCT are wheelchair
accessible?

How many of these wheelchair accessible Hackney carriages are under 3
years old?

Why do Private Hire vehicles in RCT have to be white most councils do NOT
restrict the colour on Private Hire vehicles. The reasoning behind this
decision is required.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Kim Greedy

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Freedomofinformation, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Dear Ms Greedy,

We refer to your Freedom of Information Request in respect of the
questions below regarding Disabled / Private Hire Vehicles in our
Authority, the Authority’s response is as follows:

How many Private Hire Vehicles currently registerd in RCT are wheelchair
accessible ?
19

How many of these wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles are under 3
year old?
2

How many Hackney Carriages currently registered in RCT are wheelchair
accessible?
16

How many of these wheelchair accessible Hackney carriages are under 3
years old?
3

Why do Private Hire vehicles in RCT have to be white most councils do NOT
restrict the colour on Private Hire vehicles. The reasoning behind this
decision is required.

ANSWER - The Local Authority have decided that Private Hire Vehicles must
be white in order for them to be easily identifiable to members of the
public, therefore assisting fulfilling our safeguarding duties.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review of the Council’s response. If you wish
to exercise this right, please set out in writing your grounds and send
your appeal to Mrs Julie Llewellyn. She may be reached at
[1][email address] or at RCT CBC, Pavilions, Clydach Vale,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX.

Additionally you may, if you wish, find out more about the Freedom of
Information Act & Environmental Information Regulations from the
Information Commissioner at [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/

We trust this answers your queries.

Yours Sincerely

Carfan Llywodraethu Corfforaethol / Corporate Governance Team ar ran
Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / for Director of
Legal & Democratic Services

-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Greedy <[FOI #486124 email]>
Sent: 18 May 2018 19:58
To: Freedomofinformation <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Disabled / Private Hire Vehicles
in RCT

Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

Please can you provide me with the following information

How many Private Hire Vehicles currently registerd in RCT are wheelchair
accessible ?

How many of these wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles are under 3
year old?

How many Hackney Carriages currently registered in RCT are wheelchair
accessible?

How many of these wheelchair accessible Hackney carriages are under 3
years old?

Why do Private Hire vehicles in RCT have to be white most councils do NOT
restrict the colour on Private Hire vehicles. The reasoning behind this
decision is required.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Kim Greedy

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Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd gohebu yn y Gymraeg ddim yn arwain at
oedi. Rhowch wybod inni beth yw'ch dewis iaith e.e. Cymraeg neu'n
ddwyieithog

Mae'r neges ar gyfer y person / pobl enwedig yn unig. Gall gynnwys
gwybodaeth bersonol, sensitif neu gyfrinachol. Os nad chi yw'r person a
enwyd (neu os nad oes gyda chi’r awdurdod i'w derbyn ar ran y person a
enwyd) chewch chi ddim ei chopïo neu’i defnyddio, neu'i datgelu i berson
arall. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn y neges ar gam, rhowch wybod i'r sawl sy
wedi anfon y neges ar unwaith. Mae'n bosibl y bydd holl negeseuon, gan
gynnwys negeseuon GCSX, yn cael eu cofnodi a/neu fonitro unol â’r
ddeddfwriaeth berthnasol. I ddarllen yr ymwadiad llawn, ewch i
[8]http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/ymwadiad

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with us in Welsh will
not lead to a delay. Let us know your language choice if Welsh or
bilingual

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contain personal, sensitive or confidential material and should be handled
accordingly. Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive
it for the addressee) you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone
else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the
sender immediately. All traffic including GCSx may be subject to recording
and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation For the full
disclaimer please access [9]http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/disclaimer

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