Issue - meetings

This report sets out a proposed amendment to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy with regard to the process for obtaining Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.  The Committee are asked to consider the implementation of an online DBS Update Service in addition to the existing paper disclosures.

The Committee considered the proposed amendment to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy with regard to the process for obtaining Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and agreed the following:

(1)            The implementation of an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) procedure for new applicants and existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers.

(2)            The amendment of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy as set out in paragraph 1(c) with an additional amendment agreed as the meeting as follows:

Paragraph 1(c), line 5, remove the word ‘solely’.

The Committee was asked to consider the implementation of online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, in addition to the existing paper disclosures.  It was noted that the proposed online scheme was the most efficient and cost effective way of undertaking the statutory checks, for both the Council and the applicant. 

It was proposed to amend the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy to include the introduction of online DBS checks and Members were requested to review the additional wording in the document and a further minor amendment suggested in the meeting.

Accordingly, the Committee agreed to the recommendations set out in the report, as follows:

(1)            The implementation of an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) procedure for new applicants and existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers. 

(2)            The amendment of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy as set out in paragraph 1(c) with an additional amendment agreed at the meeting, as follows:

Paragraph 1(c), line 5, remove the word ‘solely’.