Question follow-through · 31332
Taxis: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing taxi companies and drivers with autism awareness training.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing taxi companies and drivers with autism awareness training.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government keeps all policies under review and is aware that neurodiverse people can face inadequate or discriminatory treatment when using taxis and private hire vehicles. We recognise the role of effective training in equipping drivers and operator ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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