Report a conviction

You are required to notify us within 48 hours of receiving notice of any:

• Investigation into any criminal offence or activity.
• Warnings received - this to include any harassment, anti-social behaviour orders, or community resolution orders.
• Cautions received - issued by the police or any other agency.
• Criminal charges or convictions received (in the case of motoring endorsements, the licence holder must notify the Council within 48 hours upon receipt of the initial notice from the Police. Do not wait for the points to go onto your DVLA licence).
• Issue of any fixed penalty notice (within 48 hours upon receipt of said fixed penalty notice).
• Your arrest for any offence (whether or not charged). If the licence holder is unable to notify the Council within 48 hours, then they must notify the Council within 48 hours following their release.

In accordance with the '48-hour rule'.

You must also disclose if you have been interviewed or are under investigation in respect of any offence, are on bail pending the outcome of an investigation or whether any criminal proceedings in the Magistrates Court or Crown Court have started against you.

Failure to report an intended prosecution, caution, conviction, or fixed penalty etc., in accordance with the 48-hour rule, will be taken into consideration if it is necessary to review your licence.

If you fail to report any intended prosecution, caution, conviction, or fixed penalty etc., in accordance with the 48-hour rule, on two separate occasions within a 3-year period ending on the date of the last conviction/offence, the licence will automatically be referred to the Licensing and Environmental Protection Committee for review.

The Committee will then consider whether you're suitable to continue as a licensed driver within the borough.

Report a conviction

If you need to report an intended prosecution, caution, conviction, or fixed penalty, etc., to us, you will need to complete our online form and upload the following documentation:

• Copies of any documentation which detail when you first became aware of the proposed action or;
• Copies of any documentation which detail the allegation(s) made against you, for example letters from the police.

Please note:

We reserve the right to review any licence if it can be established that the failure to report any intended prosecution, caution, conviction or fixed penalty has deprived us the opportunity to consider the matter previously.

For example, where it has been established that a driver would have had 9 live points on their DVLA licence if the facts had been reported to the us at the appropriate time and such status would at that time have led to an automatic review of the licence in accordance with our convictions policy.

Report a Conviction

Can't use our online forms?

Download and complete the 'Notification of Change in Circumstances' form (PDF, 295 KB) and return to us with the required documentation.