Review of the Joint Taxi Licensing Policy 2026
Overview
We are currently reviewing the Joint Taxi Licensing Policy for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse. The Councils have a responsibility to ensure the policy remains current and compliant with legislation, and we aim to review the policy at least every five years.
As part of this review, amendments have been proposed to various sections, including minor clarifications and updates to reflect recent changes in guidance from central government.
This consultation has been divided into the following sections:
- Proposed changes on a local level that affect South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
- Changes from the Department for Transport (DfT) Best Practice Guidance, which is supplementary to the DfT Statutory Standards
- Policy amendments which relate to changes we have already made to how we work and guidance on existing legislation
You can find out more about some of the proposed changes by watching the video below or by viewing the proposed Joint Taxi Licensing Policy.
We are asking for your comments from Tuesday 20 January until 11:59pm Tuesday 10 March 2026.
What happens next?
Once the consultation period ends, we will collate and review all the responses. A report on the responses will be provided to the licensing committees with a final version of the policy for consideration of adoption. We will then publish the revised policy along with a consultation summary report on our engagement platform.
If you have any questions about this consultation or require this survey it in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, Easy Read and alternative languages) please email jointheconversation@southandvale.gov.uk or call 01235 422425.
Personal details
If you are responding as a driver or proprietor, we ask you to provide either your business/organisation or trade name and which district you operate in.
If you are responding as a a district, county or town/parish councillor or officer, we ask you to provide the name of the town/parish you're representing.
If you are responding as an individual/member of the public, or other you do not need to provide this information but can do so if you wish. Any personal information you provide to the council within your comments that could identify you will not be published in the consultation report. Further information on data protection is available in our privacy policy.
Review of the Joint Taxi Licensing Policy 2026
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Businesses/Organisations
- General Public
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