Taxis: Licensing
Commons · Question 112222 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will amend statutory taxi and private hire vehicle licensing guidance to ensure that licensing authorities require taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to undertake safeguarding training and demonstrate
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 23 Feb 2026
The Department’s existing statutory guidance recommends that licensing authorities should require taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to undertake safeguarding training. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently being considered b...