Councillors on Highlands and Islands Council’s licensing committee voted for a convicted rapist taxi driver to keep his taxi operator’s licence.
GLC’s Head of Prevention of Homelessness Services, Lorna Walker, spoke to BBC Scotland’s Scotcast about the experience of some of her clients in Glasgow taxis and our campaign for greater protection for women who use taxis at night in the city.
The BBC’s Martin Geissler also spoke with the Press and Journal’s Louise Glen about why the licensing committee in Inverness made its decision against police advice and what it says about attitudes towards women’s safety. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
You can listen to this episode Scotcast here: Scotcast – Are women safe in Scotland’s taxis? – BBC Sounds
