questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her oral contribution of 26 June 2025, Official Report, column 1241, whether her Department plans to restrict the practice of drivers obtaining (a) taxi and (b) private hire licences in one local authority while operating predominantly in another; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of this practice on (i) passenger safety and (ii) local licensing standards.
answerText: All taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England have advised the Department that for drivers they require the highest level of vetting available, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a check of both the children’s and ad...
heading: Taxis: Licensing