The Government has now set out significant new enforcement measures for the taxi and private hire sector as part of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, with ministers confirming expanded powers for local authorities during a House of Commons debate on 21 April. The proposed reforms, returning back to the House of Commons after being approved by the House of Lords, include provisions allowing licensing authorities to immediately suspend taxi and private hire

Image credit: MPS Aviation Policing Heathrow A joint enforcement operation targeting illegal taxi touting at Heathrow Airport has led to more than 25 vehicles being stopped and multiple drivers facing further action, according to Aviation Policing. The Safer Airport team, working alongside the Metropolitan Police traffic unit, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Transport for London Taxi and Private Hire (TfL TPH), carried out the operation to disrupt unlawful acti

The Government’s proposed amendment to the English Devolution Bill marks a notable shift in how the taxi and private hire sector is regulated, but for many it does not go far enough to resolve the long-standing tensions created by cross-border working. At its core, the amendment introduces a practical and widely supported change. Licensing authorities will be given the power to suspend drivers, vehicles and operators regardless of where they were originally licensed. If a dri