A West Lindsey taxi driver who is accused of sexual assault has been banned from operating in the district.

The driver, who cannot be identified, was due to appear before a recent meeting of West Lindsey District Council’s Taxi and Licensing Sub-committee for the committee to consider if he was “fit and proper” to hold a council hackney carriage/private hire driver licence.

“A prosecution for sexual assault was pending with Greater Manchester Police, and Manchester City Council had raised concerns that he was continuing to work and that he was plying for hire illegally where he was not licensed to do so,” said the minutes of the meeting, which was held in private.

“The Sub Committee considered that not only was the applicant not a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage drivers licence, considered that revocation of his licence on grounds of his licence should be immediate on the grounds of public safety,” it said.

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