The council said the union would remain recognised and would be consulted over issues relating to local taxi policy
. Those who rack up nine penalty points for minor motoring offences on their licence could now face bans, down from the previous threshold of 12 points.But in a letter seen by the, the council described the behaviour of some reps during the dispute as “unacceptable” and said it could take legal action if it believes it has persisted.
It accused union officials of “aggression and shouting” towards council representatives and of “verbally abusing” an officer outside Civic Hall by filming him without permission and “aggressively describing him as a liar”. It also claimed LPHDO placards calling for individual officers to be sacked “amounted to direct harassment” and said the union had made defamatory claims in videos posted online.
“I would remind you that any behaviour causing harassment, or which amounts to violence or threats of violence, could also result in a review of any licence held by the perpetrator.”But Ahmad Hussain, the chairman of LPHDO, said the union strongly denied the claims. He said: “In that letter you can clearly see it’s the council who’s intimidating us. This is a democratic society and we’ve a right to express our feelings. We’ve not been abusive to anyone.
“The police have been to our protests and they know they’re peaceful. We’ve not caused any grief or incitement. We look after passers-by and we’re always courteous to them.“Protests cause a bit of a nuisance and a bit of stress and alarm, but that’s what a protest is. We’ve not done anything wrong. The LPHDO is being victimised here.”
Mr Hussain accepted that individual officers had been filmed during protests, but said the union had not had any previous complaints about it. He added: “We are allowed to film in a public place. But if someone asked us not to film them, I would say it’s wrong for us to continue.”
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