No actual date mentioned though
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu May 12, 2016 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Commons Questions - Equality Act |
Taxis: Disability Department for Transport written question – answered on 10th May 2016. Daniel Zeichner Shadow Minister (Transport) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 4 May 2016, Official Report, column 286, stating that the Government intends to commence sections 165 and 167 of the Equality Act 2010 in 2016, if he will also impose a statutory requirement on the driver of a private hire vehicle to accept and assist a wheelchair user and not to charge extra for providing such assistance. Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Government intends to commence sections 165 and 167 of the Equality Act 2010 this year, and impose this requirement upon both Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle drivers. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Thu May 12, 2016 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
No actual date mentioned though
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu May 12, 2016 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
edders23 wrote: No actual date mentioned though my guess 18 May Queens speech |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Thu May 12, 2016 11:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
captain cab wrote: edders23 wrote: No actual date mentioned though my guess 18 May Queens speech And that only applies to WAV owners I presume: "Section 165 places duties on drivers of designated wheelchair accessible taxis and PHVs. Designated vehicles are those listed by the licensing authority under section 167 (see ‘Lists of wheelchair accessible vehicles’," |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri May 13, 2016 6:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
captain cab wrote: edders23 wrote: No actual date mentioned though my guess 18 May Queens speech to announce it perhaps I was thinking implementation date |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri May 13, 2016 6:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
edders23 wrote: captain cab wrote: edders23 wrote: No actual date mentioned though my guess 18 May Queens speech to announce it perhaps I was thinking implementation date My guess would be sometime before 31st December 2016. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat May 14, 2016 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Commons Questions - Equality Act |
captain cab wrote: edders23 wrote: No actual date mentioned though my guess 18 May Queens speech Most of this stuff comes into play in October time. |
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