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Taxis: Licensing

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88916

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authority taxi and private hire licensing enforcement policies are brought into line with the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

We are currently reviewing licensing authorities’ compliance with existing guidance issued by the Department on actions they should take on licensing matters including safety. Where key safety recommendations from the guidance are not being followed, licensing authorities will be held to account.

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