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Taxis: Vetting

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 63173

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of councils that do not require enhanced DBS checks for (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle drivers.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

As at 1 April 2024, all authorities in England reported that they required an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) security check for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.

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