Sarah Champion – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2016-09-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to lay guidance on licensing functions under taxi and private hire vehicle legislation before Parliament.

Andrew Jones

The Department is currently updating the existing guidance on local authority licensing functions for taxi and private hire vehicles. We will consult on a draft once the Policing and Crime Bill, which provides a new power for statutory guidance, has received Royal Assent.