ALL THINGS LICENSING
extensive consultation with and consideration of the views of the regulators and the trades. It is hoped that many
licensing auth-
orities will adopt it and use it to assist in their
The guidance has been successfully cited in courts where it has been so incorporated by authorities and also as a stand-alone reference.
The Suitability Working Group had an informal review planned for 2021. Work started in 2022 (delayed from 2021 due to the pandemic), with an initial consultation (round 1) in 2022 on the effectiveness and level of adoption of the guidance. The Working Group assessed the round 1 consultation responses paused work pending the publication of the DfT’s Best Practice Guidance in November 2023.
Since then, the group has been heavily involved in reviewing each section of the 2018 guidance, with particular focus on the specific areas most commonly mentioned in the consultation responses, including violence, road traffic offences and behaviours. In addition, the Suitability Group was delighted to welcome Professor James Treadwell to add his expertise and research in criminology and offender behaviour trends in re- writing Chapter 2 of the guidance under its new title ‘Offenders, Offending, Re-offending and Risk of Harm’.
The draft revised guidance was subject to a further (round 2) consultation which closed on 30 September 2024, and the working group has carefully reviewed all the consultation responses in producing this revised guidance
which was
published at the IoL’s National Training Conference in November 2023.
Working Group Chair, Stephen Turner, said:
“This updated Guidance is intended to inform those who regulate the hackney and private hire trades. It has been produced following
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It only leaves me to say stay safe and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
decision-making in order to deliver their duty to protect the public.”
IoL President James Button said:
“The taxi and private hire industry provides vital transportation to everyone in our society. The vast majority of licensees are honest, decent, hardworking people. This document provides clear guidance
to licensing
authorities to ensure that those who are unsuitable, or who wish to exploit, harm or abuse passengers are not allowed to have or retain licences. This will benefit the industry, the licensing authorities and society.”
John Miley, NALEO National Chair said:
“I am delighted with NALEO’s participation in this work and getting the updated suitability guidance published. This is an important piece of work and we hope licensing authorities find the updated guidance useful.”
Finally, it is this time of year where the licensed trade comes into its own by taking people to festivities and home to see loved ones at a time where the weather is dark and cold, and customers often experience too much or not enough seasonal cheer, making journeys difficult.
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