Climbdown on dangerous taxi proposals
Date published: 15 October 2014
Commissioner welcomes government climbdown on 'dangerous' taxi proposals
The government has climbed down on measures it was planning to introduce which could have put children at greater risk of sexual exploitation and led to an increase in rape and sexual assaults on people going home from a night out.
The measure was part of the Deregulation Bill, which aims to cut red tape for self-employed people and small businesses.
Two other measures on taxis and private hire around where cabbies can operate and how long they are permitted to go without being re-licensed remain in the Bill.
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