This is Item 5 from that agenda. The pencilled area of page 7 looks relevant.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nou5rnnw2prm5p/5__Audit_Committee_update.pdf
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Audit
Update July 10.
The
letter of Intent has been completed. It has been sent to London to our Q.C. for
his final approval. This letter has to be spot on. The results of this matter
are being watched all over the Country. The ramifications are considerable. The
letter is expected to be delivered to MCR's Chief Exec within the next 7 days.
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MCR Licensing Audit
You all
know by now that, The National Private Hire Association, at the request of the
Manchester trade, has been locked in an audit of the MCR Licensing accounts for
the year ended 2012.
This
process ended on 18 June, after 15 months.
The
auditor agreed with the Association, that several aspects of the Council
accounts revealed unlawful charges. The Auditor however refused to go to Court
and obtain a public interest certificate.This means we have to go to the High
Court to obtain a judgment and to ask for recovery of any monies wrongly
charged.
If
successful, what would it mean to you, a Manchester Hackney proprietor ??
1. The £170 per licence, charged for the ‘Taxi
Marshalls’ would have to be refunded, this could be back dated, by up to six
years. That would mean anybody who owns
a Hackney plate now, or in the last 7 years could receive over a Grand.
2. Any re test fee’s, currently £35 each, which
have been paid unlawfully in the last 7 years would have to be refunded.
3. A further £69171 error has been found in
accounts, only 30% of this is ours, the other 70% is charged to PH vehicles.
That is still another £19 per plate for up to 7 years (6 years up to 2012, and
this year 2013).
In total
we have identified over £800,000 of unlawful charges for year ended 2012 alone.
To get
this money back, we have to go to the High Court, we have engaged a Q.C., we
have pro bono solicitors. We need your cash. Please start to collect £50 per
plate. We can do it easily, if everybody chips in.
Remember
what happened when the last whip round failed. All fears of Arrow Cars abuse of
the Law, assisted by the Council, came true.
The abuse
of the Hackney trade rose again at the recent Concerts held in the City, where
the law was broken several times, with the assistance of the Authority you pay.
Quote from Irish History
“If you
do not stand for something”
“You fall
for everything”
Do not
fall for anymore, chip in now and stop this abuse.
High
Court Rules (Administrative) no 3.2, require that we issue a letter of Intent
That
letter is being prepared now by our Legal team. It will be arriving on the
Chief Execs desk very soon.
3.2 Before making your claim for judicial
review, you should send a letter to the
defendant.
The purpose of this letter is to identify the issues in dispute and establish
whether
litigation can be avoided.
The letter should contain the date and details
of the decision, act or omission being challenged and a clear summary of the
facts on which the claim is based.
It should also contain the details of any
relevant information that the claimant is seeking and an explanation of why
this is considered relevant.
A claim should not normally be made until the
proposed reply date given in the letter before claim has passed, unless the
circumstances of the case require more immediate action to be taken.
To
donate;
The
National Private Hire Association.
0161 280
2800 between 10am and 3 pm, Mon to Fri
Ask for
Karen and have your card ready.
If you
prefer, pay by direct transfer to:
National
Private Hire Legal Services LTD (NPHLS Ltd.)
Bank sort
Code ; 30-91-48
Account
Number; 01011017
Your ref
; MCRHV xxxx (your plate number).
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