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Somerset taxi drivers face losing licence as deadline loom


A third of taxi drivers across Sedgemoor risk losing their licence as they have not yet submitted their DBS forms.

Sedgemoor, like other local authorities, has a duty to ensure that the public are transported in safe vehicles by individuals who are suitable to drive for the public.

This is done by a licencing system. Part of that system requires drivers to submit a DBS form.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) tells the Council what convictions or reports are recorded against individuals (if any) which then, in turn, feeds into the licencing process.

All current licences expire on November 30.

It appears that, it can take as much as a month for the results to come back from the DBS to Sedgemoor District Council and only then can SDC issue a licence.

If any drivers are experiencing difficulty with any aspect of their renewal, please contact SDC as soon as possible as time is running out.


Read more: http://www.cheddarvalleygazette.co.uk/s ... z3I7TUCGeM

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Erm! the results do not come back to the Council from the DBS.

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Grandad,

They do in Sefton

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Then the law is being broken.

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IDFIMH

Hackney Carriage/Private Hire driver licenses

If the CRB Check is for the purposes of obtaining a private hire license, you will require an Enhanced CRB Check.

Personnel checks are contracted by a number of local authorities across the UK to organise Enhanced CRB Checks for these licenses. To organise your Enhanced check for your license you should contact the authority where you are obtaining the license from and ask them for instructions to apply for your CRB Check.

- See more at: http://www.personnelchecks.co.uk/sector ... ort/#.dpuf

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

That says CRB check. CRB checks went to the Council. DBS checks are supposed to go directly to the individual applicant.

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Grandad,

http://www.personnelchecks.co.uk/sector ... port/#.dpu
http://www.personnelchecks.co.uk/

CRB (DBS) checks

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Most of that site seems to be about CRB checks with very little mention of DBS. I can't seem to find where it says who receives the certificate but it does mention that they can be taken from post to post which would suggest that the applicant has got it.

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Grandad,

Dont tell me you dont know what it means when it says..CRB brackets (DBS)

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I think I know what it means but does the company know what the difference is when it comes to who they issue the certificate to?

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Grandad,

CRB (DBS) checks[/quote]
Most of that site seems to be about CRB checks with very little mention of DBS. I can't seem to find where it says who receives the certificate but it does mention that they can be taken from post to post which would suggest that the applicant has got it.[/quote]

Dont tell me you dont know what it means when it says..CRB brackets (DBS)[/quote]
I think I know what it means but does the company know what the difference is when it comes to who they issue the certificate to?[/quote]





I will try to keep this simple...The driver signs an authorisation..authorising the council to act for him,..council to CRB/DBS then CRB/DBS back to council Email..2 to 4 days....The driver can not play with it..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Grandad..If you do school contract work..do you have to provide another CRB or DBS.....or does your PH /hack licence cover you ??

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

The hackney/private hire licence covers us.

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Grandad,