The Home Office has failed spectacularly to communicate new rules on ‘Right to Work Checks’ to the LPHCA, our Members and the wider industry. As a consequence I have written to the government to protest and demand proper engagement and a regulatory impact assessment of the consequences of their shortcomings.

This repeats the farcical lack of dialogue on Digital Platform Reporting, which we stopped in its tracks nearly three years ago because of the same lack of communication.

As a consequence, as we did with Digital Platform Reporting, I will seek a pause on the implementation of any new requirements or penalties for non-compliance for taxi and PHV Operators and Drivers.