Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A dress code for taxi drivers is set to be introduced after complaints that drivers wearing shorts ‘had their private parts on display’.
Enhanced criminal background checks for drivers every six months are also included in a range of tougher new licensing rules set to be brought in by Bury Council.
Call handlers and other non-driving staff at taxi firms also face regular Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for the first time under new ‘common minimum licensing standards’ set to be adopted by the council this week.
If the new standards are agreed by councillors a dress code will be be applied to drivers in Bury for the first time. A report to Bury
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