§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will describe the procedures used by the Metropolitan police when disclosing criminal records to local authorities to allow them to determine who is a fit and proper person to hold a taxi licence; whether he will list the offences deemed to make a taxi driver unfit to hold a taxi licence; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIt is not the practice of the Metropolitan police to disclose criminal records to local authorities for this purpose.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has issued advice to local authorities concerning the use of criminal records to determine on who is a fit and proper person to hold a taxi licence; what appeals procedure there is should a criminal record be inaccurate or not relevant to a taxi licence; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Home Office has not issued any such advice to local authorities. Anyone aggrieved by the refusal of a district council to issue a licence may appeal to the courts.