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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 December 2025
Debate
Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryContribution
The national audit identified further weaknesses in relation to taxi licensing. Abusers were applying for licences in areas where controls were lax to circumvent protections put in place by local councils to tackle abuse. My right honourable friend the Transport Secretary will soon be legislating to close that dangerous loophole in the regulation of taxis.
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