Taxis: Licensing
Commons · Question 63171 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle drivers that have (i) an overseas criminal conviction and (ii) been granted a licence in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Jul 2025
Licensing authorities may hold this information. As at 1 April 2024, all authorities in England reported that they required an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) security check for all drivers. The statutory guidance issued by the Department f...