Follow on from FOI-4990-1718. Thanks for this, to reduce the scope further, could you provide the text justifications for revocations of taxi licenses in the last 6 months, or the last 100 revocations, whichever is the smaller number?

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TfL Ref: 0191-1819

Thank you for your email received by us on 20 April 2018 asking for information about taxi driver licence revocations. Please accept my apologies for the delay in our response.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked for the following:

Could you provide the text justifications for revocations of taxi licenses in the last 6 months, or the last 100 revocations, whichever is the smaller number?

The attached MS Excel spreadsheet contains the full revocation reasons for the 78 taxi drivers whose licences were revoked between November 2017 and April 2018.

To ensure the safety of the travelling public, taxi and private hire drivers must meet a range of strict criteria to ensure they meet the medical requirements for licensing and are of good character. These are assessed according to the DVLA group 2 medical standards on fitness to drive, and on the basis of an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. We also consider information provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and any other information that comes to our attention, including disclosures received from the police.

Where we are notified by the police of an allegation regarding a Transport for London licensed taxi or private hire driver we will assess whether there is a risk to public safety.

We may immediately suspend a driver's licence prior to a charge or conviction, if we believe the individual is not 'fit and proper' based on the initial evidence. The driver will remain suspended until we receive the results of the police investigation and any court outcomes. A further decision would then be made on the driver’s licence upon conclusion of the investigation or any court proceedings.

In some cases, we may revoke a driver's licence immediately, irrespective of the results of the police investigation and subsequent court proceedings.

Please note that the information provided is subject to change given the outcome of any legal proceedings.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Jasmine Howard

FOI Case Officer

Information Governance

Transport For London

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