Is my personal data being shared?
By law we are required to keep a register of anyone we license as Hackney Carriage Vehicle drivers and/or Private Hire drivers. Anyone can ask to see this information.
We receive information on any criminal convictions you may have from the National Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
When processing your application, we will also check the National Register for Revocations, Refusals and Suspensions (NR3) to see whether you have previously had a licence refused or revoked. Where this is the case, we will contact the local authority that added the information for further details. Other local authorities may also ask us for information if we have removed or refused your licence.
Where we have concerns about your application, your case will be passed to the Licensing Committee. Councillors on this committee will make the final decision in their meeting having looked through the information provided and after speaking to you in the meeting. Members of the press and the public are not permitted to attend this part of the meeting but an anonymised description of these discussions will be recorded in the committee’s minutes.
If you decide to appeal a decision made by the Licensing Committee, you may ask us to share details of your case with your lawyer, and where this progresses to court, our Legal team will provide the Magistrates’ Court with any records they require.