FOI Request Taxi and Private Hire Licences

Request 101001687276

Please provide a list:

a.) the number of drivers currently holding a taxi/PH licence

b.) the number of drivers who hold a licence who hold a criminal conviction. Please detail the offence, and the date of the offence. Please detail whether the licence was awarded at original application, or on appeal.

c.) please provide the number of drivers who were refused licences due to criminal convictions in 2017. please detail the type of offence, and whether this was a new application or a renewal.

(The drivers do not need to be named or identified in any of these cases.)

Response 19-12-2017

a)  This information is exempt under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002-Information Otherwise Accessible. This information is available on our online register -

      https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/search.do?action=simple&searchType=LicencingApplication

b) This information is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002-Personal Information. Releasing the information as requested would allow for the identification of individuals. 

c) This information is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002-Personal Information. Releasing the information as requested would allow for the identification of individuals. 

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