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Taxi Safeguarding and Equalities Training

In this section

  1. Guidance for Taxi and Private Hire passengers
  2. Taxi and Private Hire Policy
  3. Apply for a New Driver, Operator or Vehicle Licence
  4. Vehicle changes and transfers
  5. Renewing your licence
  6. Taxi Safeguarding and Equalities Training
  7. Tax Conditionality Check
  8. Enhanced DBS Checks
  9. National Register of Taxi Licence Revocations, Suspensions and Refusals (NR3)
  10. Taxi and Private Hire Licence Fees 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027
  11. Taxi Fares
  12. Taxi Newsletters and Useful Information
  13. Safety Tips for Taxi and Private Hire Drivers
  14. Right to licence check
  15. Taxi Licensing FAQs

Safeguarding and Equalities Training is mandatory for ALL drivers licensed by Stroud.

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.

Cheltenham Borough Council

For dates, please refer to: Taxi and private hire training overview | Taxi and private hire training | Cheltenham Borough Council

  • 12 May 2026, 10:30am
  • 18 June 2026, 10:30am
  • 16 July 2026, 10:30am
  • 13 August 2026, 10:30am

Once you have chosen your preferred date, you can apply and pay online.

Gloucester City Council

Civic Suite, 3rd floor, North Warehouse, Gloucester GL1 2EP.  To book, please pay for your space by calling 01452 396396. 

  • 14 May 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 3 June 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 15 July 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 11 August 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 9 September 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 15 October 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 10 November 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
  • 2 December 2026 - 10:15am to 12:15pm

Tewkesbury Borough Council

Severn Room, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT

  • 26 May 2026
  • 23 June 2026
  • 21 July 2026
  • 3 August 2026
  • 28 September 2026
  • 26 October 2026
  • 30 November 2026
  • 17 December 2026

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. 

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