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Soliciting definition

What does Soliciting mean? To solicit is to actively seek to obtain something from another, by asking, approaching, importuning, petitioning, enticing or otherwise urging them to act. In legal practice it is a descriptive term used across civil and criminal contexts rather than a single term of art, though particular statutes define it for specific offences. In criminal law, 'soliciting' most commonly refers to conduct connected with prostitution or sexual services, typically approaching, importuning or loitering to offer or obtain sexual services in a street or public place. The precise statutory wording varies by jurisdiction, for example under the Street Offences Act 1959 (England and...

Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles: Licensing Offences, Plying for Hire Case Law, Enforcement, Insurance and Recent Legislative Developments

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Practice notes

Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles

A ‘hackney carriage’ means a vehicle authorised to ‘ply for hire’, namely to offer a taxi service and stand on taxi ranks awaiting passengers. See the Practice Note: Taxi licensing. Plying for hire without a hackney carriage licence is an offence under section 45 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (TPCA 1847). Touting for car hire services constitutes an offence by virtue of section 167 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA 1994). See Practice Notes: Taxi touting or Soliciting for hire, and Taxi and private hire vehicles Enforcement. A ‘private hire vehicle’ is defined at section 80 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (LG(MP)A 1976) as ‘a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to seat fewer than nine passengers, other than a hackney carriage or public service vehicle, or a London cab or tramcar, which is provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers’. A ‘private hire vehicle’ must not ‘ply for hire’ nor stand on taxi ranks to await customers, for customers at authorised taxi ranks and not otherwise...

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Jill Morgan is a Chartered Legal Executive and the founder of Clear and Credible Ltd, a content writing and copywriting business, specialising in law, local government and social welfare. Jill has specialised in housing law for a number of years, particularly homelessness and possession proceedings. She has a keen interest in social welfare law and associated issues and has contributed to a number of published texts. Jill’s practice extends across all aspects of local government law, including governance, planning, licensing, environmental health, property, housing and commercial contract. In her role as Deputy Monitoring Officer, she was heavily involved in governance arrangements and standards matters. Jill managed the local authority’s licensing team for a number of years and has a wealth of experience in advising at committees, sub-committees and contested hearings. In addition to contributing to the legal practice notes below, Jill has prepared numerous court digests and...

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