Please see below for training dates and availability. All taxi and private hire drivers licensed with Stroud District Council must complete Safeguarding and Equalities Training before a licence is issued. You must pay the fee and book the training directly through the provider. The cost for training at all locations is £40.
Once licensed all taxi and private hire drivers must complete refresher Safeguarding and Equalities Training every three years.
Drivers licensed before 1st September 2021 must complete the refresher Safeguarding and Equalities Training by 30 September 2024.
Council Chamber, Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud, GL5 4UB. To check availability and book your place please email licensing@stroud.gov.uk.
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For dates please refer to Taxi and private hire training overview | Taxi and private hire training | Cheltenham Borough Council
Once you have chosen your preferred date, you can apply and pay online:
Civic Suite, 3rd floor, North Warehouse, Gloucester GL1 2EP. Please pay for the spaces by calling 01452 396396.
Severn Room, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT
To book please pay for your space here Payments - Tewkesbury Borough Council using ‘Safeguarding Training’. Then email your booking reference to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk with your name, badge number (or state new applicant if you are one) and preferred course date. You will receive a confirmation from the team.
Safeguarding training is mandatory for licensed taxi and private hire drivers because they are in a privileged position of knowing a lot about the communities that they work in and sometimes they are witness to issues relating to vulnerable children and adults. We aim to make Stroud District taxi and private hire drivers aware of these issues and how to report anything that they may notice.