FOI002054 FOI Licensing

Short Description
Taxi Licensing Prosecutions
Reference number
FOI002054
Date
20/08/2025
Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to obtain data regarding taxi licensing prosecutions within your local authority.

Please could you provide me with the following data:

- The number of prosecutions initiated.
- The type of offense (e.g., illegal plying for hire, driving without a license, vehicle defects, etc.).
- The outcome of each prosecution (e.g., conviction, fine, license suspension, license revocation).
- The number of licenses suspended or revoked as a result of an investigation.

I would like this data for the following time periods:
- 1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024
- 1st January 2025 -31st July 2025

If it is not possible to provide more recent data, please could you prioritise the full 12 months of 2024 data.

 

Response