Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 68159
Taxis: Licensing
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of local authorities that conduct (a) in-person interviews and (b) English language testing before issuing (i) taxi and (ii) private hire vehicle licences
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Policing and Crime Act 2017 enables the Secretary of State for Transport to issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities on exercising their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions to protect children and vulnerable adults. Statutory gu...
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