Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 60382

Taxis: Licensing

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Recommendation 11 of the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Report, published on 16 June 2025, what legislative proposals her Department is developing to standar

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport will legislate to address the important issues raised in the report, tackling the inconsistent standards of taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing. We will work as quickly as possible and consider all options – includi...

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