Vehicle operator licences - should parish councils become consultees?

Last year a number of CALCs and their member Councils supported Wingham Parish Council’s proposal under the Sustainable Communities Act for Parish and Town Councils to be made statutory consultees on vehicle operator licence applications and renewals.
 
DCLG is inviting responses to the DfT’s review of Traffic Commissioners and Operator Licensing which invites views through an interactive website on the work and role of the Traffic Commissioners and potential improvements to the operator licensing system. It is not a formal consultation.

In the meantime, we would encourage member Councils that support the Wingham SCA proposal to respond to the Traffic Commissioners and Operating Licensing Review, which will be open until 31st January.   

The interactive website can be accessed using the following link:  http://www.dft.gov.uk/traffic-commissioners-review/.