Fit & Proper (non Payment of fines)

Just heard that someone may be referred to the Licensing Board because they have failed to pay outstanding fines, by the way which have nothing to do with taxiing or licensing, but are from other matters, do you think this is something that is far, does it bring his licenses into the issue, etc, i can see both sides, so i wondered if anybody else had anythoughts on what is meant by the words fit and proper in our licence regulations.

Don't the non payments of fines and other offences come up on the CRB check anyway? I thought that was the whole point of having a background check.

No the CRB will only give convictions, so the conviction that was levied the fine will be on there but unless they get convicted of non payment it will not appear on the CRB check.

All offences execpt driving offences that only carry a FP are on the CRB.

I don't fully getb this vulcan, surely you would have to have been convicted to get the fine, so in which scenario can you have a fine and no conviction and not come up on the CRB check.

Just seen this post so I will try and answer this for you. We now have such things in law as Fixed Penalties, (drunk and disorderly) these £80 fixed penalties, These are not classed in law as a conviction similar to parking fines. So they may get a fine without a conviction. A Motoring Fixed Penalty is also not a criminal conviction and would not appear on a CRB Check, driving offences only appear on a CRB if they have been dealt with by a Court of law and not a policemen issuing a ticket. ALthough these of course appear on the DVLA check and your driving licence, is endorsed with the fines and offences committed. Hope this clarifies this a little more admin.

It's only if the fine is not paid that your in truble then, and nothing wrong if you pay your dues?

No if any person who is licensed picks up a fixed penatly notice, and fails to declare that on renewal of licence(current policy) then, they will have their licence suspended for making a false application. The declaration form clearly states that you have to declare Cautions, Anti Social Behaviour Orders, or fixed penalty notices. The Seriousness of the offence will then be considered and may lead to referral to the Licensing Board.

The current policy of the Licensing Board is that Licensees do not have to declare anything until they make a renewal, this may change as policies are renewed on a regular basis.

I've just spent half an hour filling in the renewal forms only to be reminded by her indooors that I promissed I'd never do it