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Taxis: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 16 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 21 Jan 2025
Answer: 21 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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16 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 enables the Secretary of State for Transport to issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities on exercising their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions to protect children and vulnerable adults. Statutory gu...

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