Recommendation 18

We welcome the department’s work towards establishment of a mandatory national licensing database covering all taxi and private hire drivers, vehicles and operators. The database should enable licensing authorities to confirm licence status, licensing history and the responsible authority quickly and ensure that refusals, revocations and other relevant decisions are recorded consistently and visible to all authorities. The department should set out a clear timescale on which this work will be completed. (Recommendation, Paragraph 76)