United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63171
Taxis: Licensing
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26 June 2025
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4 July 2025 · Answer
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4 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle drivers that have (i) an overseas criminal conviction and (ii) been granted a licence in each of the last five years.
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26 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle drivers that have (i) an overseas criminal conviction and (ii) been granted a licence in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
4 July 2025
Answer
Licensing authorities may hold this information. As at 1 April 2024, all authorities in England reported that they required an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) security check for all drivers. The statutory guidance issued by the Department f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-26/63171
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817190
- uk · wq-1817190 · source updated 4 July 2025