FOI Request - Taxi Licensing Prosecutions

Request 101003840923

I would like to obtain data regarding taxi licensing prosecutions within your local authority.

Please could you provide me with the following data:

1.  The number of prosecutions initiated.

2.  The type of offense (e.g., illegal plying for hire, driving without a license, vehicle defects, etc.).

3.  The outcome of each prosecution (e.g., conviction, fine, license suspension, license revocation).

4.  The number of licenses suspended or revoked as a result of an investigation.

I would like this data for the following time periods:
- 1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024
- 1st January 2025 -31st July 2025

If it is not possible to provide more recent data, please could you prioritise the full 12 months of 2024 data.

Response 11-09-2025

1.-4. Not held. The council is not a prosecuting authority in Scotland. All prosecutions are taken by the COPFS.
Licensing enforcement in Scotland, particularly in relation to unlicensed activity, is a matter for Police Scotland. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held