Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118050

Taxis: Licensing

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a single national definition of a fit and proper person for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently being considered by the House of Lords, seeks to provide a power for the Secretary of State to set in regulations requirements that must be met for any taxi or private hire vehicle licence t...

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