Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118792
Taxis: Vetting
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Justin Madders
Labour — Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to obtain a DBS check.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe 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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