This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Ban taxi drivers convicted of sexual offences from holding a licence.
Ban people he who have been convicted of a sexual offence from holding a taxi licence.
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I'm horrified to hear councils allow people charged and convicted of a sexual offence to hold a taxi licence.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/231185
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