PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Migrants: Driving Licences (24 April 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of driving licences incorrectly revoked as a result of the hostile environment immigration policy between January 2016 and January 2018.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

The Immigration Act 2014 provided the power to revoke driving licences from known immigration offenders.

There are a number of safeguards in place to ensure that individuals can challenge the decision to revoke their driving licence. If required we are able to reinstate driving licences following representations from applicants.

Data held centrally does not record the reason for any subsequent licence reinstatements. Reinstatements can be for a number of reasons.

Answered by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
30 April 2018