More than 150 violent criminals and sex offenders handed taxi licences in Wolverhampton
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More than 150 violent criminals and sex offenders handed taxi licences in Wolverhampton.
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Wolverhampton City Council has approved taxi and private hire licences for 438 violent criminals and sex offenders during the past year, a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed.Among those granted licences were 158 people with convictions for violent crimes, 61 for drug-related offences, 36 for drink offences, and four for sexual offences, with 16 drivers holding convictions spanning multiple categories.The West Midlands authority has become known as the UK's "taxi capital" after issuing more than 42,000 driver licences between April 2023 and March 2024.
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This figure dwarfs those of neighbouring Birmingham and Bradford, which each issued around 7,000 licences during the same period.
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