Department for Transport written question – answered am ar 1 Tachwedd 2019.
Thelma Walker
Llafur, Colne Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescale is for bringing forward legislation to ensure that disability equality training for taxi drivers becomes mandatory.
Nusrat Ghani
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Government is taking robust action and will introduce National Minimum Standards including mandatory disability awareness training when Parliamentary time allows. In 2020 we plan to consult on revised best practice guidance for local licensing authorities, including strengthened recommendations on the provision of disability awareness training for drivers.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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