United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 381
Taxis: Licensing
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13 May 2026
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20 May 2026 · Answer
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20 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what assessment she has made of the impact of requirements relating to the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service on taxi and private hire driver licence renewals; b) whether her Department plans to r
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what assessment she has made of the impact of requirements relating to the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service on taxi and private hire driver licence renewals; b) whether her Department plans to r
Source: Commons
20 May 2026
Answer
The Department’s statutory guidance recommends that licensing authorities require driver licence applicants to provide an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, to enable a status check to be carrie...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/381
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904405
- uk · wq-1904405 · source updated 20 May 2026