FOI request (FOIR-678397022)

Taxi Licences

Requested Tue 14 January 2025
Responded Tue 28 January 2025

Since the 1st January 2021 please can you tell me:

1. The number of new and renewed taxi (Hackney Carriage) driver licences you have granted?

2. The number of new and renewed Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) driver licences you have granted?

3. The number of taxi licences granted to drivers with previous criminal convictions?

4. The number of PHV licences granted to drivers with previous criminal convictions?

5. In the cases of those with convictions in relation to question 3 and question 4 can you please tell me:

a. The nature of the conviction.

b. Whether said driver's conviction was known at the time of the licence being approved?

c. In each case, what is the current licence status of the driver?

6. How many have had their licences removed due to the previous criminal conviction?

If this information is already publicly available or disclosed through your publication, can you please redact and send on to me?

Response

1. Hastings Borough Council has dual licences so they can drive both, since 2021 876 of which 551 are still active.

2. Hastings Borough Council has dual licences so they can drive both, since 2021 876 of which 551 are still active.

3. Information not held.

4. Information not held.

5. Information not held.

6. Information not held.