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National minimum standards will set a high but proportionate standard for licensing that is focused on safeguarding passengers and improving the accessibility of services for everyone. That means that people—particularly those who rely on these services the most, such as women, girls and people with disabilities—can be reassured that the drivers of such services have undergone rigorous vetting wherever they are in the country. This is an important first step to tackling some of the issues that have arisen from the practice of out-of-area working.