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Taxis: Licensing

Commons · Question 118050 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a single national definition of a fit and proper person for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 12 Mar 2026

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently being considered by the House of Lords, seeks to provide a power for the Secretary of State to set in regulations requirements that must be met for any taxi or private hire vehicle licence t...