Written Question·Home Office·UIN 23997

Taxis: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 14 January 2025

Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require more (a) frequent and (b) detailed checks on the immigration status of licenced taxi drivers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government sets the regulatory structure within which local licensing authorities license the private hire vehicle (PHV) and taxi sector. The primary function of licensing authorities is to ensure that the sector is safe, including defining the criter...

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