Written questions

Community Transport: Licensing

Commons · Question 75500 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of driver licensing for community transport operators; and if she will review access to (a) D1 and (b) Certificate of Professional Competence licences for (i) volunt

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 15 Sep 2025

The previous government published a Call for Evidence in 2022 on driver licensing. It sought views on whether changes to D1 licensing could be made in a positive way to help industry, including community transport operators, without detrimental impact on ...