'Loophole' allowing private hire drivers to use licences from anywhere in country to be closed - Liverpool Echo

'Loophole' allowing private hire drivers to use licences from anywhere in country to be closed - Liverpool Echo

The government will work to stop vehicles operating outside of their licensed areas

Government to finally ‘CLOSE’ out-of-town private hire vehicle licensing loophole highlighted in damning Casey report

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Yvette Cooper, has confirmed that the Government is planning legal reforms to close gaps in taxi licensing regulation exposed in the recent National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.The audit, conducted by Baroness Casey, identified that some local authorities go beyond statutory taxi licensing guidance to help protect vulnerable children. However, the effort is weakened by …