Post by acnedriver on Feb 12, 2023 7:54:51 GMT
Former taxi driver sacked after allegation he raped passenger pleads for ‘second chance’
Since the incident in 2012, after which no charges were brought, the man has applied five times for a licence to drive cabs
A former cab driver who faced an allegation of raping a female passenger has failed in his bid to regain his taxi licence. A panel of members from Bury Council met to consider the application from a man, whose name has has not been made public, for a Hackney Carriage driver licence to operate in Bury.
The applicant was in attendance at the 40 minute hearing along with a family member. The panel heard that the driver had held such a licence 2012 and was working as a taxi driver in Bury when an allegation of serious sexual assault, said to have taken place inside his taxi, was made against him.
Published minutes from the meeting, said: “This applicant had previously held a Hackney Carriage Driver licence granted by Bury Council. On September 5, 2012, he appeared before the licensing and safety panel in relation to an allegation of rape on a female passenger which resulted in his licence being revoked.
“He appealed the panel decision to Bury Magistrates and his appeal was dismissed.”
The applicant had since tried to regain a Hackney Carriage or private hire taxi licence from Bury Council in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 which were all refused.
He again attempted to gain a private hire licence in late 2022. The minutes stated that as per the application process the applicant submitted himself to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The resultant certificate was issued last September and contained no information. Previous DBS certificates had contained information that had been disclosed in previous panel reports. The report, said: “This information had been previously disclosed at the chief police officer’s discretion and was contained within the private agenda pack.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/former-taxi-driver-sacked-after-26190393
Since the incident in 2012, after which no charges were brought, the man has applied five times for a licence to drive cabs
A former cab driver who faced an allegation of raping a female passenger has failed in his bid to regain his taxi licence. A panel of members from Bury Council met to consider the application from a man, whose name has has not been made public, for a Hackney Carriage driver licence to operate in Bury.
The applicant was in attendance at the 40 minute hearing along with a family member. The panel heard that the driver had held such a licence 2012 and was working as a taxi driver in Bury when an allegation of serious sexual assault, said to have taken place inside his taxi, was made against him.
Published minutes from the meeting, said: “This applicant had previously held a Hackney Carriage Driver licence granted by Bury Council. On September 5, 2012, he appeared before the licensing and safety panel in relation to an allegation of rape on a female passenger which resulted in his licence being revoked.
“He appealed the panel decision to Bury Magistrates and his appeal was dismissed.”
The applicant had since tried to regain a Hackney Carriage or private hire taxi licence from Bury Council in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 which were all refused.
He again attempted to gain a private hire licence in late 2022. The minutes stated that as per the application process the applicant submitted himself to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The resultant certificate was issued last September and contained no information. Previous DBS certificates had contained information that had been disclosed in previous panel reports. The report, said: “This information had been previously disclosed at the chief police officer’s discretion and was contained within the private agenda pack.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/former-taxi-driver-sacked-after-26190393