Written questions

Taxis: Licensing

Commons · Question 122551 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse report published in June 2025, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen taxi and private hire vehicl

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 30 Mar 2026

The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) driver licensing. As a first step, the English...