Post by The Dark Knight on Oct 22, 2024 9:37:45 GMT
Fears children at risk due to taxi driver licensing
Taxi drivers are buying licences from areas they are not operating in to get round tough rules aimed at protecting children, an MP claims.
One-in-five private hire vehicles in England, such as Ubers and minicabs, have obtained licences from Wolverhampton City Council, where they are cheaper and less stringent than in other parts of the country.
Drivers do not have to get licences from their own local authority, under a law introduced in 2015.
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion says this allows drivers in her constituency to bypass tough safeguarding rules introduced after a 2014 child sex abuse scandal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr54pm5pj65o
Taxi drivers are buying licences from areas they are not operating in to get round tough rules aimed at protecting children, an MP claims.
One-in-five private hire vehicles in England, such as Ubers and minicabs, have obtained licences from Wolverhampton City Council, where they are cheaper and less stringent than in other parts of the country.
Drivers do not have to get licences from their own local authority, under a law introduced in 2015.
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion says this allows drivers in her constituency to bypass tough safeguarding rules introduced after a 2014 child sex abuse scandal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr54pm5pj65o
