§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he next intends to meet representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers to discuss making available the criminal records of taxi licence applicants to district councils.
§ Mr. Peter LloydDiscussions between the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers on this, and other questions of disclosure from criminal record, will take place as part of the formal consideration of the recommendations of the scrutiny of criminal records which reported at the end of April.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he intends to respond to the report "Non-Disclosure of Criminal Convictions", issued by the Association of District Councils, with respect to the granting of taxi licences to persons with criminal records; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydHome Office officials have written to the Association of District Councils. We are considering the question of access to criminal records in connection with the licensing of taxi and private hire vehicle drivers in the context of the response to the scrutiny of criminal recors which reported in April.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many criminal offences have been committed by taxi drivers against their passengers in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John PattenIt is not possible from the information held centrally to identify the number of offences committed by taxi drivers against their passengers.
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Establishment Date Incident Outcome 1. Threats to security entailing a full search (a) Closed Prisons Birmingham 25 February 1991 Firearms alert Nothing found Bristol 11 December 1990 Bomb threat and firearm alert Nothing found Bristol 18 January 1991 Bomb threat Nothing found Brixton 7 August 1990 Loss of security key Key not found—locks changed Canterbury 1 December 1990 Firearm alert Nothing found Cardiff 18 November 1990 Firearm alert Nothing found
§ Mr. CormackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to enable district councils to have access to police records when considering applications for taxi licences.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe are considering this issue in the context of the response to the scrutiny of criminal records which reported in April.
§ Mr. CormackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for taxi licences have been prosecuted for not declaring criminal records.
§ Mr. John PattenIt is not possible from the information held centrally to identify the number of applicants for taxi licences who have been prosecuted for not declaring criminal records.