Calls are growing to close a legal loophole which allows dangerous criminals to be handed licences as cabbies. An 18-month government review of the taxi trade promised sweeping reform but ended without recommending a single law change.
This means councils can continue to grant licences to sex offenders, drug dealers and violent criminals without notifying the public of their decisions.
Evil Christopher Halliwell was granted a minicab licence by Swindon Council in 2000 despite having a criminal record and serving jail time for burglary.
He is now serving two life sentences for murdering office worker Sian O’Callaghan, 22, who he picked up in his taxi, and 20-year-old Becky Godden.
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