Taxis: Licensing
Commons · Question 63186 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation or guidance to centralise data collection on licensed drivers' (a) immigration status and (b) criminal history.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 2 Jul 2025
The Immigration Act 2016 prevents illegal working in the taxi and private hire vehicle sector, as either a driver or an operator. Licensing authorities are prohibited from issuing a licence to anyone who is disqualified by reason of their immigration sta...