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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Thursday, 26 April 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 April 2018. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Taxis: Licensing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent meetings he has had with (a) local authorities and (b) other external stakeholders on the development of data sharing arrangements on the licensing of hackney carriage and private hire drivers and operators between licencing authorities.

Answer

Data sharing arrangements between licensing authorities are a matter for each authority to consider.

There have not been any recent meetings between ministers and local authorities or other external stakeholders specifically regarding the development of a data sharing arrangements on the licensing of hackney carriage and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers, PHV operators between licencing authorities.

The Government supports the ‘Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill 2017-19’ Private Members’ Bill which seeks to mandate the sharing of some licensing information between authorities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
138412
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Disclosure of information Licensing Taxis
Link
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