United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63186
Taxis: Licensing
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26 June 2025
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2 July 2025 · Answer
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2 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation or guidance to centralise data collection on licensed drivers' (a) immigration status and (b) criminal history.
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26 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation or guidance to centralise data collection on licensed drivers' (a) immigration status and (b) criminal history.
Source: Commons
2 July 2025
Answer
The Immigration Act 2016 prevents illegal working in the taxi and private hire vehicle sector, as either a driver or an operator. Licensing authorities are prohibited from issuing a licence to anyone who is disqualified by reason of their immigration sta...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-26/63186
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817207
- uk · wq-1817207 · source updated 2 July 2025