Adoption of the National Register of Taxi Licence Revocations & Refusals (NR3)
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Consultation has concluded
As a Licensing Authority, Derby City Council is required to be satisfied that those applying to hold a Hackney carriage and/or private hire driving licence are deemed ‘fit and proper’ to do so.
This is achieved upon first application by requiring a number of steps to be completed including:
DBS checks
DVLA checks
Completion of driver and knowledge test
Attendance on a safeguarding training session
Enquiries can also be made at any time throughout the duration of the licence.
Drivers are expected to disclose any information which may affect their application or renewal. However, there may be information which is not disclosed by an applicant for example their licence having been revoked from another authority or having an application refused elsewhere. This is important intelligence which could show a person’s past behaviour.
The Local Government Association (LGA) commissioned the National Anti-Fraud Network (NAFN) to develop a national register of taxi and private hire vehicle driver refusals and revocations (NR3). The register is increasingly being used by local authorities and provides that missing piece to our enquiries. The register allows councils to record details of where a taxi or Private Hire Vehicle licence has been refused or revoked and allows local authorities to check new applicants against the register.
The intention is that whenever a new application or a renewal is made for a hackney carriage/Private Hire Vehicle driver’s licence, a check is made of the register at a suitably early stage of the process, to confirm whether the applicant was subject to a previous licensing decision that the licensing authority should be aware of.
In July 2021, Derby City Council's Licensing Committee adopted the use of the National Register of Taxi & Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals (NR3).
Derby City Council has devised a draft policy on how it will use the register in a way that complies with the data protection requirements, as well as with human rights law.
Please use the reference NR3 Policy in the subject of any correspondence.
This consultation is now closed.
As a Licensing Authority, Derby City Council is required to be satisfied that those applying to hold a Hackney carriage and/or private hire driving licence are deemed ‘fit and proper’ to do so.
This is achieved upon first application by requiring a number of steps to be completed including:
DBS checks
DVLA checks
Completion of driver and knowledge test
Attendance on a safeguarding training session
Enquiries can also be made at any time throughout the duration of the licence.
Drivers are expected to disclose any information which may affect their application or renewal. However, there may be information which is not disclosed by an applicant for example their licence having been revoked from another authority or having an application refused elsewhere. This is important intelligence which could show a person’s past behaviour.
The Local Government Association (LGA) commissioned the National Anti-Fraud Network (NAFN) to develop a national register of taxi and private hire vehicle driver refusals and revocations (NR3). The register is increasingly being used by local authorities and provides that missing piece to our enquiries. The register allows councils to record details of where a taxi or Private Hire Vehicle licence has been refused or revoked and allows local authorities to check new applicants against the register.
The intention is that whenever a new application or a renewal is made for a hackney carriage/Private Hire Vehicle driver’s licence, a check is made of the register at a suitably early stage of the process, to confirm whether the applicant was subject to a previous licensing decision that the licensing authority should be aware of.
In July 2021, Derby City Council's Licensing Committee adopted the use of the National Register of Taxi & Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals (NR3).
Derby City Council has devised a draft policy on how it will use the register in a way that complies with the data protection requirements, as well as with human rights law.
