§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information he has, by year for the last five years to date, on the number of licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers who have been found guilty of re-committing a criminal offence;
(2) what information he has, by year for the last five years to date, on the number of licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers who have been found guilty in United Kingdom courts of (a) rape, (b) child molesting, (c)
Number of offenders convicted of offences relating to hackney carriages (cabs and taxis') and private hire vehicles 1985–89 Offence Description 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 England and Wales London Hackney Carriages Acts, 1831, 1834, (excluding section 28) 1850 and 1853 300 439 172 193 129 London Hackney Carriages Acts, 1843,—Being drunk during employment as a driver of a hackney carriage or a driver or conductor of a stage carriage in the MPD — 4 1 — — Town Police Causes Act, 1847, Sections 40–60, 62–68 422 364 595 648 786 Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, Section 61—being intoxicated while driving a hackney carriage — 1 — 1 — Town Police Clauses Act, 1889 6 2 6 5 2 Road Traffic Regulations Act, 1984, Section 35(7) 1 2 — 1 5 Local Government (miscellaneous) Act, 1976, Sections 45–80 45 49 20 28 27 Scotland 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— Northern Ireland 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1 Data not collected Note: In some instances, unless stated, the occupation of the offender (ie. driver or owner) is not known.