Taxis: Licensing
Commons · Question 83027 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of safeguards for restricted private hire vehicle licences issued by local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 27 Oct 2025
The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which 263 licensing authorities in England administer the taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing regime. Licensing authorities must determine that all taxi and PHV drivers an...