Post by The Dark Knight on Mar 12, 2024 11:09:41 GMT
Worcester taxi drivers will be trained to spot abuse victims
Worcester’s taxi drivers will be given training to help them identify the victims of child abuse and exploitation.
Taxi and private hire drivers are seen as being in an ideal position to spot and safeguard at-risk children, as well as vulnerable adults and victims of domestic violence.
Now the city council wants to introduce mandatory safeguarding training for all taxi drivers as part of the process of renewing their licence.
Training schemes have previously been offered to drivers on a voluntary basis, but licensing officers say this has created an “uneven playing field”.
In a report put before Worcester City Council’s licensing committee on Monday (March 4), taxi drivers are described as the “critical eyes and ears of the community” who “often encounter people who may be vulnerable”.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24164005.worcester-taxi-drivers-will-trained-spot-abuse-victims/
Worcester’s taxi drivers will be given training to help them identify the victims of child abuse and exploitation.
Taxi and private hire drivers are seen as being in an ideal position to spot and safeguard at-risk children, as well as vulnerable adults and victims of domestic violence.
Now the city council wants to introduce mandatory safeguarding training for all taxi drivers as part of the process of renewing their licence.
Training schemes have previously been offered to drivers on a voluntary basis, but licensing officers say this has created an “uneven playing field”.
In a report put before Worcester City Council’s licensing committee on Monday (March 4), taxi drivers are described as the “critical eyes and ears of the community” who “often encounter people who may be vulnerable”.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24164005.worcester-taxi-drivers-will-trained-spot-abuse-victims/