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<p>I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group
to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing. That group is considering
both cross-border working and enforcement and passenger safety as two of key areas
for discussion and will report its findings to me in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Transport does not currently hold any data on the number of taxi or
private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers who have had their licences revoked. The Department
has not made any estimate of the number of taxis and PHV drivers working cross-border
who have had their licences revoked by a local licensing authority.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government attaches the utmost priority to passenger safety in the licenced taxi and
PHV trade. The Department for Transport will consult on revised best practice guidance
and for the first time statutory guidance enabled under the Policing and Crime Act
2017. This guidance will contain robust standards that we expect all licensing authorities
to adopt; these will ensure all passengers, particularly children and vulnerable adults,
are protected when using taxi and PHV services.</p>
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