WebStrategic Licensing Committee - 9 July 2024: DfT Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards Please contact Mandy Beever on 01743 251702 3 6. Background 6.1. The Independent Enquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham 1997 – 2013 found that taxi and private hire drivers played a prominent role in being directly Webrequired to better regulate the taxi and private hire vehicle sector. 1.3 The DfT standards have effect in Wales even though responsibility for taxi and private hire vehicle policy has been devolved to the Welsh Assembly. However, should the Welsh Government introduce legislation to regulate on these matters, the DfT standards would cease to apply.

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