DBS criminal record checks

Tender description

The Council’s Licensing Service are required to undertake enhanced criminal records to assess the suitability of an applicant/existing licence Holders in respect of Hackney carriage / private hire drivers within Bury. The team have a duty to use and enforce licensing legislation to ensure that all licensable operations relating to people, places and activities are safe and operate within the controls & limits imposed by the various licensing regimes. In particular the service is responsible for the licensing of: • Public & Private Hire Vehicles, Driver’s and Operators The processes involved requires a applicants/licence holder to have an enhanced DBS to be undertaken by the successful bidder and checked every six months by the successful bidder via the DBS update Service and provide the outcome of all checks to the Licensing Service at Bury Council. Keywords: Taxi, DBS