Taxi and private hire licensing
Application consent form
GDPR Privacy notice
Who we are and what we do
Elmbridge Borough Council is the ‘Controller’ of any personal data that you provide
to us. We collect, process, and store your personal data in relation to your
application for a licence.
What we need to process your application
You must supply personal data including your name, address and contact details.
Why we need it
We use your personal and sensitive data to enable us to process your application. If
you do not provide this information we cannot process your application.
What we do with it
We will store your personal data in our licensing database and it will be accessed by
authorised Council employees. We will use your data to enable us to check
compliance with your licence, to carry out our enforcement duties and to contact you
about licensing matters. We may share your personal data with the other public
bodies and enforcement authorities for the purposes of investigation, to protect
public funds and prevent and detect fraud. We may also share your personal data
with insurance companies and the DVLA.
How long we keep it
If we do not grant your licence, we will keep your data for six years from the date of
the final decision on your application. If we grant your licence, we will keep your
data for the period of the licence and a further six years.
What are your rights?
Please refer to our corporate privacy policy at elmbridge.gov.uk/privacy-notices/
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Application consent form
If you are applying for your licence as a company, business, or partnership, more
than one person will jointly hold the licence if we grant it. Each person named on the
application form must therefore sign it. You may do this electronically or by sending
this applicant consent form with your application. You must complete a separate
form for each person named in the application.
Please read our taxi and private hire policy and guidance notes at
elmbridge.gov.uk/licensing before you apply for a taxi or private hire licence and then
complete the following information and declaration. You must send this completed
declaration with your taxi or private hire application form.
Your full name
Your address
Post code
Your date of birth
Name of company or partnership
Type of licence applied for
Declaration
Under Section 57 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 It is
a criminal offence to make a false statement or withhold information to obtain
a taxi or private hire vehicle licence. If convicted, you may be liable to a fine
up to level 3 on the standard scale.
I confirm that I have read the privacy notice on the first page of this
form and I understand my rights in respect of that data and consent
to how the Council will process my personal data.
I confirm that I have read the Elmbridge Borough Council’s Taxi and
Private Hire Licensing Policy and its Convictions Policy.
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I confirm that I have a right to work in the UK. I understand that the
Council will check my immigration status and will refuse my
application if I am not legally present in the UK or if I am not allowed
to work in the UK as a taxi or private hire vehicle proprietor.
I understand I may have to produce the original documents referred
to in the application before the Council will my issue my taxi or
private hire vehicle licence.
I declare that the information contained in this form is correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
I consent to the person named below making this application on
behalf of the company or partnership of which I am a director,
company secretary or partner
Name of person giving the application on behalf of the company or partnership
Signature
Name
Date
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