Consultation: Safeguarding Training Standards for HC/PHV Drivers

The Department of Transport “Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards”, updated in November 2022 recommends that all licensing authorities should provide safeguarding advice and guidance to the trade and should require taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to undertake safeguarding training.

There is no National Standard for Safeguarding Training (Inc. Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking). The quality of such training varies from one authority to another and the training is generally not portable.