Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing: protecting users
Detail of outcome
A public consultation ran between 12 February and 22 April 2019. It invited respondents to submit their views on the measures proposed in the draft Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards.
In response to this consultation, we have:
- made amendments, where deemed appropriate, to the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards
- restructured the Standards document to make it clearer to licensing authorities
- finalised the impact assessment
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
Respondents included:
- passengers
- drivers
- safety and disability representation groups
- private hire vehicle operators
- taxi intermediaries
- licensing authorities
Original consultation
Consultation description
Seeking views on proposed statutory guidance to taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing authorities on how to use their licensing powers to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Documents on page are:
- consultation document
- draft statutory guidance
- impact assessment
Documents
Updates to this page
Last updated 21 July 2020 + show all updates
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Added summary of responses and consultation outcome.
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Corrected typo in 'Motoring convictions' section on page 35 of statutory guidance document.
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First published.