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Last night, the local authority admitted it no longer carried out its own checks of drivers, but relied on individual taxi firms to complete "enhanced" background assessments, which include police checks that can take several weeks to complete.

Aberdeen Council have lost the plot altogether, They should be doing the checks by law, not the cab firms someone up there is not doing there job and needs sacked :evil:

JD wrote:

I can't believe that's being allowed to happen. :shock:

This is about our neighbouring authority skippy. Aberdeenshire council, not Aberdeen City.

gusmac wrote:

This is about our neighbouring authority skippy. Aberdeenshire council, not Aberdeen City.

To someone a zillion miles away, it's all the same. :wink:

It follows concerns that eastern Europeans who are now living in the area and have landed jobs as cabbies, may not have been fully screened for previous criminal behaviour.

Author:	JD [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:04 pm ]
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Aberdeen Press and Journal December 11, 2007 Tuesday Call to check taxi drivers' backgrounds Education chiefs have been urged to ensure full background checks are carried out on all taxi drivers working with schoolchildren in the north-east. It follows concerns that eastern Europeans who are now living in the area and have landed jobs as cabbies, may not have been fully screened for previous criminal behaviour. Peterhead councillor Sam Coull fears any convictions from their home countries may go undetected. He has asked Aberdeenshire Council education chairman Richard Stroud for assurances that steps are being taken to prevent local schoolchildren getting into taxis driven by former criminals or even sex offenders. Last night, the local authority admitted it no longer carried out its own checks of drivers, but relied on individual taxi firms to complete "enhanced" background assessments, which include police checks that can take several weeks to complete. Companies will sign an agreement with the council to ensure its drivers have been assessed. Mr Coull said last night: "Taxis are used regularly by schools, particularly in rural locations. "And it appears that more and more immigrants are getting jobs as taxi drivers. It is vitally important that these people are given the same background checks as all other taxi drivers. "You wouldn't put a child in a car with someone you didn't know you could trust," he said. "We cannot risk something terrible happening." Mr Stroud, councillor for Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, declined to comment last night. A spokesman for Aberdeenshire Council said that stringent checks were already being carried out on all taxi drivers contracted by the local authority. _____________________

Author:	Sussex [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:12 pm ]
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JD wrote: Last night, the local authority admitted it no longer carried out its own checks of drivers, but relied on individual taxi firms to complete "enhanced" background assessments, which include police checks that can take several weeks to complete. I can't believe that's being allowed to happen.

Author:	skippy41 [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:06 pm ]
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Aberdeen Council have lost the plot altogether, They should be doing the checks by law, not the cab firms someone up there is not doing there job and needs sacked They seem to be on a different planet up there, they even insist on a WAV that is perfectly acceptable in the rest of the country to remove part of its roof lining so they have the correct head height.

Author:	gusmac [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:29 pm ]
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skippy41 wrote: Aberdeen Council have lost the plot altogether, They should be doing the checks by law, not the cab firms someone up there is not doing there job and needs sacked This is about our neighbouring authority skippy. Aberdeenshire council, not Aberdeen City.

Author:	gusmac [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:32 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: JD wrote: Last night, the local authority admitted it no longer carried out its own checks of drivers, but relied on individual taxi firms to complete "enhanced" background assessments, which include police checks that can take several weeks to complete. I can't believe that's being allowed to happen. I can. They will give a badge to anyone who fills in the form and pays the fee.

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Author:	Sussex [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:51 pm ]
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gusmac wrote: This is about our neighbouring authority skippy. Aberdeenshire council, not Aberdeen City. To someone a zillion miles away, it's all the same.

Author:	gusmac [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:55 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: gusmac wrote: This is about our neighbouring authority skippy. Aberdeenshire council, not Aberdeen City. To someone a zillion miles away, it's all the same. It does affect the city as well since half of their cabs work here, both legally and illegally.

Author:	GBC [ Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:30 pm ]
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JD wrote: It follows concerns that eastern Europeans who are now living in the area and have landed jobs as cabbies, may not have been fully screened for previous criminal behaviour. Golly gosh, well I never! Times that by about 30'000 and you have the London Minicab trade.

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