Department for Transport written question – answered at on 8 September 2025.
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat, Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of potential impact of the public spaces protection orders process on taxi and professional drivers.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Home Office lead on Public Spaces Protection Orders policy. Public Spaces Protection Orders can be issued by local authorities to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in a public place. It is for local areas to decide how best to deploy these powers depending on the specific circumstances. They are best placed to understand what is driving the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.
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