Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118051

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 the Government will establish a national database of licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers accessible to licensing authorities.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Since 2023 all licensing authorities have been required to use a national licensing database to facilitate the sharing of information when a taxi or private hire vehicle driver has had a licence refused, suspended or revoked on the grounds of safeguarding...

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