Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 24587

Taxis: Training

Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

LabourAshford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 enables the Secretary of State for Transport to issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities on exercising their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions to protect children and vulnerable adults. Statutory gu...

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