TDO wrote:
So can anyone think of any substantive reason for local decision making?
Because it lets government's 'off the hook' when tough decisions need to be made.
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| Author: | TDO [ Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Local needs? |
Re the myriad local rules and regulations discussed in another thread, is there any need for all of this, for example as regards badges and what must or musn't be shown on this? Of course, defenders of the status quo often justify local decision making on the basis of local needs, but I've never really been able to think of anything that needs to be decided locally (apart from the positioning of taxi ranks). So can anyone think of any substantive reason for local decision making? I mean, if the rules for ordinary drivers' licenses were decided by hundreds of LAs rather than the DVLA, what would this achieve other than duplication and confusion? So why should the regulation of a trade be any different? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Local needs? |
TDO wrote: So can anyone think of any substantive reason for local decision making?
Because it lets government's 'off the hook' when tough decisions need to be made.
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| Author: | jimbo [ Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Local needs? |
Sussex wrote: TDO wrote: So can anyone think of any substantive reason for local decision making? Because it lets government's 'off the hook' when tough decisions need to be made. Such as? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Local needs? |
jimbo wrote: Such as?
For starters, cross-border hiring, quotas, what constitutes 'fit and proper', what's a suitable WAV, what's a suitable saloon, fees, penalties. 
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