Government to tackle Wolverhampton out-of-area taxi-licensing

The DfT said that women and girls would be better protected under the changes.

Their proposals form part of the government’s response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

The proposals were a “step towards making our streets safer, especially for women and girls, helping deliver on the Government’s Plan for Change,” the DfT added.

The FoI request revealed six of the alleged assaults took place while the driver was working.

None of the incidents occurred in Wolverhampton itself.

Of the 17 alleged incidents, between August and November last year, six occurred in Birmingham, two in Coventry and one in Walsall.

Other incidents occurred in Derbyshire, Bradford, Luton, Nottingham, Hull, Portsmouth, Derby, and Leicester.