Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 63172

Taxis: Licensing

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, ?what information her Department holds on the number of (a) taxi and (b) private hire drivers who have had their licences revoked due to a criminal conviction in the last 10 years.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

All licensing authorities in England have a duty to ensure that any person to whom they grant a taxi or private hire vehicle driver’s licence is a fit and proper person to be a licensee and that they remain so throughout the duration of the licence. Licen...

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