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TfL lose driver CRB disclosures!
In a development that will cause con-
ments! His revelation was nothing less
sternation among licensed taxi drivers,
than astounding.
Transport for London have admitted
He admitted that TfL had
that a batch of Criminal Record
lost a batch of CRB disclosure
Bureau forms sent from Palestra House
in Blackfriars to the CRB HQ in
/ application forms!
Liverpool, have been lost.
He blamed the Royal Mail and
Dial-a-Cab driver Marc Turner
informed me that TfL had no longer any
(R97) was the first to discover the
trust in them. He also added that once
loss when he applied for his new
CRB batches leave Palestra House, then
Bill in early April. Marc continues
they are no longer the responsibility of
the story...
TfL. He said that Royal Mail was trying to
"I filled in the CRB disclosure form,
find the missing batch, but in the mean-
enclosed photo copies of documents
time all Taxi drivers whose CRB forms
and sent it off by recorded delivery to
were in the same batch as mine would
Palestra House. I knew it had been
have to redo them. But my concern is
received because after three days, a
that there is a substantial amount of infor-
lady from TfL rang me in regard to a
mation on the forms that you wouldn't
Marc Turner had to give his CRB details
question I had failed to answer.
want to get out into the wrong hands!"
twice after the first form was lost
By the end of May, I received my
In the meantime, Marc has now been
new Bill not withstanding that should my Coelho requesting my attendance at a
told to send the new CRB form via
CRB check which was still not yet com- meeting with her on Tuesday 28 June, at
recorded delivery but not to send any
pleted - show any problems, I might be which time I should also bring my DVLA
original documents just photocopies.
driving licence, National Insurance num-
obliged to return my badge and Bill.
He was also told that all the original doc-
On June 14, I recieved a letter from the ber, passport and five years address his-
uments were at Palestra House so they
TfL Licensing Support Manager Marcia tory. Alternatively, I could complete and
weren't lost, just the forms. Even so, the
return another CRB application form,
CRB form is by its very nature a docu-
which was requesting original docu-
Mary
ment that you wouldn't want strangers to
ments!
see. In it can be found your NI and pass-
On Thursday 16 June, I rang TfL and
port numbers and any info that could be
spoke to a man, who to his credit was
Dowdye
used as passwords, together with your
very upfront regarding the situation. I
home details, so the loss of a batch is a
explained how irritated I was at having to
big concern even if in reality it was the
attend Palestra or complete another CRB
leaves
fault of the Royal Mail rather than TfL...
application - and to send original docu-
LTPH
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376 Strand, WC2
We Invite Dial-a-Cab drivers and their guests to our
restaurant where you can partake of the finest food and wine
And as a thank-you for helping our clients come
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offer you a genuine 25% discount on your bill
Mary Dowdye, Head of
We are certain that you will be delighted
Standards & Regulations
Transport has now left London
Taxis and Private Hire. Before
leaving, Mary told Call Sign:
"I really appreciate the opportu-
nities I've had over the last ten
and a half years and would like
Please bring along your badge or Bill as ID
to thank everyone for making my
Salieri Restaurant
time in the organisation such an
interesting and pleasurable
376 Strand, WC2
one. It has been a privilege to
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