| Heading: |
Taxis: Vetting |
| Question ID: |
1817192 |
| UIN: |
63173 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5158 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rupert Lowe
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Rupert Lowe
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of councils that do not require enhanced DBS checks for (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle drivers. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
As at 1 April 2024, all authorities in England reported that they required an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) security check for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |