Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118790

Taxis: Licensing

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what legislative steps she plans to take to update taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and PHV driver licensing. As a first step, the English Devolution and Communi...

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