Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118793

Taxis: Wolverhampton

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the City of Wolverhampton Council's safeguarding standards for obtaining taxi and private hire vehicle licenses.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department’s statutory guidance sets out a robust set of measures that taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities should act on to safeguard the most vulnerable in society. This recommends that licensing authorities should require taxi and pr...

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