Glasgow private hire driver loses licence after domestic abuse conviction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

A Glasgow private hire driver convicted of domestic abuse has had his licence suspended.

Basat Hussain was suspended from his private hire driver's licence by Glasgow's licensing committee following a complaint from Police Scotland at a meeting on Wednesday. He had been convicted of assault to injury with a domestic aggravation after an incident in December last year.

The committee heard that Hussain had seized a woman by the arm, repeatedly slapped her to the head and struck her to the head and body with a set of headphones. The woman sustained swelling to the side of her face. He had also approached and communicated with the woman at a later date despite a court order prohibiting contact, and was subsequently handed a two-year non-harassment order.

Police Scotland argued that Hussain, who did not attend the hearing, is 'no longer fit and proper person to be holder of a licence'. The licensing committee agreed, suspending his licence for the unexpired portion of its duration. The licence had been set to expire at the end of December next year.

How it is being reported

• Glasgow private hire driver loses licence after domestic abuse convictionA private hire driver in Glasgow convicted of domestic abuse has lost his licence.Glasgow Times · 23 Oct, 14:41
• Glasgow private hire driver convicted of domestic abuse loses licenceThe city's licensing committee suspended the driver after a complaint from Police Scotland.Glasgow Live · 23 Oct, 09:16

In this story: Basat Hussain · Police Scotland · Glasgow

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