Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Act 2022

Concerns about drivers licensed in other areas E+W

5 Duty to report concerns about drivers licensed in other areas E+W

(1) This section applies where—

(a) an English licensing authority (“the first authority”) becomes aware of relevant information relating to a person who has driven in the first authority’s area in reliance on a driver’s licence or a relevant licence granted by another licensing authority or a relevant authority (“the second authority”),

(b) the information relates to the person’s conduct in the first authority’s area, and

(c) the first authority is satisfied that, had it granted the licence, it would have considered suspending or revoking it in reliance on the information.

(2) The first authority must provide to the second authority—

(a) the relevant information, and

(b) any other information of which it is aware which is relevant to identifying the person,

before the end of the period of 10 working days beginning with the day on which the first authority became aware of the relevant information relating to the person’s conduct in its area.

(3) In this section “relevant licence” means—

(a) a licence granted by a district council in Wales under section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

(b) a taxi driver’s licence or private hire car driver’s licence under section 13 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 5 in force at 31.5.2022, see s. 9(3)(b)

6 Duty as regards reported concerns about drivers licensed in other areas E+W

(1) This section applies where an English licensing authority (“authority A”)—

(a) receives information from another licensing authority (“authority B”) under section 5 relating to a person who has driven in authority B’s area in reliance on a driver’s licence granted by authority A, or

(b) receives information of a similar nature from a relevant authority (“authority C”) relating to a person who has driven in authority C’s area in reliance on a driver’s licence granted by authority A.

(2) Before the end of the period of 20 working days beginning with the date on which authority A becomes aware of the information, authority A must—

(a) consider whether to suspend or revoke the person’s driver’s licence in reliance on—

(i) the information, and

(ii) any other information available to authority A, and

(b) inform authority B or authority C (as the case may be) in writing—

(i) whether or not it has suspended or revoked, or intends to suspend or revoke, the person’s driver’s licence, and

(ii) the reasons for that action or intended action.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 6 in force at 31.5.2022, see s. 9(3)(b)