Part 9: Miscellaneous and General Pardons for certain abolished offences etc Section 177: Licensing functions under taxi and PHV legislation: protection of children and vulnerable adults
Section 177 forms part of the law of England and Wales.
	Section 177 empowers the Secretary of State (in practice the Secretary of State for Transport) to issue statutory guidance to local taxi and PHV licensing authorities in relation to the safeguarding of children (that is, persons under 18 years) and vulnerable adults and requires such authorities to have due regard to the guidance when exercising their taxi and PHV licensing functions.
	Subsection (5) requires the Secretary of State to consult with the NPCC and other appropriate parties such as those who represent the interests of public authorities and those whose livelihood is affected by the changes before issuing the guidance.