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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fined for failure to disclose convictions |
Fine for driver after failure to declare conviction to Uttlesford District Council A WOULD-be taxi driver who failed to disclose a previous criminal conviction on his application for an Uttlesford hackney carriage and private hire licence has been convicted at Chelmsford Magistrates Court. Andrew Black, from Watford, was applying for a permit from the district council in order to work for a local cab company. Black was fined £117 after making an early guilty please. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and pay £300 towards the council's costs. He did not mention a previous conviction which he was obliged to disclose on his application – although he did disclose other convictions on his application. However the council became aware of the conviction from a Disclosure and Barring Service check carried out for all applicants. Despite withdrawing his application before his application was considered by the licensing and environmental health committee, Uttlesford District Council felt that there were aggravating features to his case and concluded that in the public interest there was a sound reason to prosecute. Cllr Doug Perry, chairman of the licensing committee, said: “Applicants for licences are required to inform the council of all previous convictions. It is foolish of them not to do so as the council does carry out DBS checks which will reveal the convictions. We believed that the failure to disclose this conviction as required on the application was a deliberate act of dishonesty on his part, rather than mere inadvertence as can be the case. “We felt it appropriate to bring a prosecution even though the application for the licence was withdrawn so that any other local authority he may apply to in the future for a licence, would be aware of the position.” source: http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/ ... 103038.htm |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fined for failure to disclose convictions |
That has got to be the first time ever someone has been prosecuted for that offence. Most times they just don't issue a license. For some reason he has defo pi**ed them off. |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fined for failure to disclose convictions |
I think there's more to this than meets the eye. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fined for failure to disclose convictions |
Speculate on the Register of Sexual Offenders? |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fined for failure to disclose convictions |
roythebus wrote: Speculate on the Register of Sexual Offenders? Yep. |
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