FOI-4817 Taxi Licencing

Since the 1st of August 2022

Request

  1. The number of new and renewed taxi (Hackney Carriage) driver licenses you have granted.
  2. The number of new and renewed Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) driver licenses you have granted.
  3. The number of taxi licences granted to drivers with criminal convictions.
  4. The number of PHV licenses granted to drivers with criminal convictions.
  5. In the cases of those with convictions in relation to Question 3 and Question 4:
    1. The nature and date of conviction.
    2. Whether said driver’s conviction was known at the time of the licence being approved.
    3. In each case, the current licence status of the driver.
  6. The criteria/policy that is applied when deciding on an application from a driver with a current/spent conviction.
  7. How many times have you checked the national database on driver revocations/refusals?
  8. How many have had licenses removed due to that?

Response
 

  1. The number of new and renewed taxi (Hackney Carriage) driver licenses you have granted.  
    Historical data is not held. There are currently 70 HC driver licences granted.
     
  2. The number of new and renewed Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) driver licenses you have granted.  
    Historical data is not held. There are currently 937 PH driver licences granted.
     
  3. The number of taxi licences granted to drivers with criminal convictions.  
    This information is not held. All records of convictions are checked on the online DBS system. 
     
  4. The number of PHV licenses granted to drivers with criminal convictions.  
    This information is not held. All records of convictions are checked on the online DBS system. 
     
  5. In the cases of those with convictions in relation to Question 3 and Question 4: 
    1. The nature and date of conviction.
    2. Whether said driver’s conviction was known at the time of the licence being approved.
    3. In each case, the current licence status of the driver.
      This information is not held.  
       
  6. The criteria/policy that is applied when deciding on an application from a driver with a current/spent conviction.  
    All applications are considered in accordance with the North Tyneside Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy Hackney carriage and private hire: Licensing policy | North Tyneside Council
     
  7. How many times have you checked the national database on driver revocations/refusals? 
    The national database is checked in relation to every application. 
     
  8. How many have had licenses removed due to that? 
    Nil licences have been removed due to the national database.