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Taxis and private hire
Hackney carriage licences
Hackney carriages, often referred to as taxis, may be hired as follows: hailed in the street, from a taxi rank, or by pre-booking.
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Emergency repairs
An emergency repair is an emergency that puts you, your family or your property in immediate danger. For example:
You are locked out or stuck inside your home
You are unable to securely lock or shut your front door, or unable to secure your home
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Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse refers to situations in which a person is subjected to controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner but also by a family member or carer.
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Publication Scheme
A Publication Scheme is a guide to the classes of information that the council publishes, or intends to publish routinely.
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Southampton secures funding to help tackle neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour and violence against women and girls
645,645 by the Home Office in the fourth round of the Safer Streets funding bid to support Southampton City Council initiatives to tackle violence against women and girls, anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crimes.
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Payments and budgets
Managing your personal budget
If you either have a disability and are already receiving help from social services, or you’ve just had a care assessment and you’re eligible for help, you are likely to have been offered the choice of using a personal budget to pay for your care and support.
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What is domestic abuse?
Spotting the signs of an abusive relationship
It is not always easy to know if you are being abused. Abusers may try to persuade you that what they are doing is normal, is a sign of love or that they are really sorry.
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Taxis and private hire
Private hire vehicle licences
Private hire vehicles may only be pre-booked, and may not be hailed in the street or stand or ply for hire in any circumstances. Their fares are not regulated by the city council, and must be the subject of agreement between passenger and driver before journey
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Taxis and private hire
Private hire operators' licences
Private hire operator's licences are required by individuals or firms taking bookings for the hire of private hire vehicles. Apply for a licence via our application form and guidance.