New Licensing Guidance in Wales

Today the Welsh Government published the ‘Taxi & Private Hire Vehicles: Licensing Guidance‘.  It states the “...recommendations in this guide have identified areas that could improve public safety consistently across Wales. If the national and local governments in Wales are going to be able to provide a consistent, more effective and safer approach to taxi and PHV licensing in Wales, prior to new legislation being enacted, I would request that all local authorities adopt these recommendations without amendment as a priority…“.  New legislation is expected within the next 12 months.