Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118051
Taxis: Licensing
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle 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 GreenwoodSince 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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