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Staff from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) recently attended a seminar in Eastwood House and gave a presentation on the provision of driving assessments for taxi and private hire car drivers. Representatives from Scottish councils including East Renfrewshire Council, Perth & Kinross Council, South Ayrshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council and South Lanarkshire Councils attended the presentation. The assessment scheme has been widely adopted in England and Wales, with some authorities requiring all applicants, new and renewal, to undergo the assessment prior to granting of a license. Other councils participating in the scheme use the assessment system as an additional disciplinary measure for drivers who appear before their committees in regard to license endorsements/driving offences. Photograph above:
Back row: ERC councilors Charlie Gilbert, Stewart Miller, Alastair Carmichael (all East Renfrewshire) with Alan Kelley and Ian Forrest from Perth and Kinross Council. Front row: Brian Kilpatrick (ERC), Peter Kelly (East Dunbartonshire Council), Donna Scobie (South Ayrshire Council) Andy Mitchell (DSA) and David McPherson (South Lanarkshire Council). www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk |
