ROCHDALE
BOROUGH
COUNCIL
Rev. 23/03/2020
Mark Widdup
Director of Neighbourhoods
PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICE
Floor 3, Number One Riverside,
Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU
Tel: (01706) 924114
Fax: 0844 332 0324
Email:lic.applications@rochdale.gov.uk
Web site: www.rochdale.gov.uk
RENEWAL: PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER
Privacy Notice (how we use your information);
Rochdale Borough Council, as the Licensing Authority, collects and records the personal data that you
provide in this form, along with any supporting documentation, in order to process your licence
application to regulate private hire and hackney carriage licensing activities within the Borough.
Appropriate measures are in place to protect your personal data. We provide information to the National
Register of Taxi Licence Refusals and Revocations (NR3), which involves sharing details of individuals
who have had a licence revoked, or an application for one refused. All applications for a new licence or
licence renewal will automatically be checked on NR3. We may share your information with other Council
Services and organisations that can support our work. The full Privacy Notice provides information about
your rights under current data protection legislation and details what will happen to your personal data,
can be found on the Council’s website at www.rochdale.gov.uk/privacy
Notes for guidance:
• If you have been previously licensed with this authority please inform the Admin staff. They will
check your previous file and advise you.
• If you have incurred any driving convictions or have been convicted of any offence since your last
Statutory declaration, please inform the Admin staff.
• Have you had any illnesses or injuries since your last medical that may affect your driving
ability? If yes, inform the Admin staff.