Post by The Dark Knight on Apr 25, 2024 10:41:32 GMT
Powys taxi drivers to face DBS checks every six months
At a meeting of the Democratic Services committee on Monday, April 22 councillors received a report which said that tweaks were needed to the Powys County Council constitution.
The council’s head of legal and democratic services, Clive Pinney explained that the changes are needed as subscribing to the DBS (Disclosure and Barring) service is a new requirement for licensed drivers to comply with guidance issued by the Welsh Government and the UK Department for Transport.
An annual subscription to the UK Government’s DBS Update service costs £13.
Mr Pinney explained that he considered the change to the Powys constitution to be a “minor amendment”.
If the drivers don’t follow the new six monthly DBS requirement the constitutional change would allow the “relevant” head of service to have the ability to sub-delegate responsibility to the relevant council officer to suspend the taxi/hackney cab licence.
Liberal Democrat Cllr Claire Hall asked for confirmation that the driver would need to subscribe to the DBS update service which allows certificates to be checked online or “demonstrate” in another way that their DBS has is up to date.
Mr Pinney confirmed she was correct and that this is a new requirement.
www.countytimes.co.uk/news/24274050.powys-taxi-drivers-face-dbs-checks-every-six-months/
At a meeting of the Democratic Services committee on Monday, April 22 councillors received a report which said that tweaks were needed to the Powys County Council constitution.
The council’s head of legal and democratic services, Clive Pinney explained that the changes are needed as subscribing to the DBS (Disclosure and Barring) service is a new requirement for licensed drivers to comply with guidance issued by the Welsh Government and the UK Department for Transport.
An annual subscription to the UK Government’s DBS Update service costs £13.
Mr Pinney explained that he considered the change to the Powys constitution to be a “minor amendment”.
If the drivers don’t follow the new six monthly DBS requirement the constitutional change would allow the “relevant” head of service to have the ability to sub-delegate responsibility to the relevant council officer to suspend the taxi/hackney cab licence.
Liberal Democrat Cllr Claire Hall asked for confirmation that the driver would need to subscribe to the DBS update service which allows certificates to be checked online or “demonstrate” in another way that their DBS has is up to date.
Mr Pinney confirmed she was correct and that this is a new requirement.
www.countytimes.co.uk/news/24274050.powys-taxi-drivers-face-dbs-checks-every-six-months/