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DVSA FOI disclosure log, February 2021
Updated 24 June 2022
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| IA/00069/21 | Partially successful | Social Media Listening Tool:https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f63c6b51-a530-4a4e-a13c-19845be23fd6The details we require are:o Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stageso Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current dateo Start date & duration of frameworko Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?o Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?o Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract? | 01/02/2021 |
| IA/01401/20 | Fully successful | The number of driving test attempts per test centre in the UK (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc). | 01/02/2021 |
| IA/00052/21 | Partially successful | Please can you tell me how many ATB's you have taken enforcement action against in total for "Short CBT" and how many were removed from the register, how many made successful representations. | 04/02/2021 |
| IA/00054/21 | Fully successful | Do you currently have any paper documents in storage?o If any, or all of your documents have been securely digitised, do you have any bespoke software to electronically access and manage scanned images?o Who is the senior officer/s (outside of procurement) responsible for the management of physical records? | 04/02/2021 |
| IA/00055/21 | Fully successful | information on the timings that you clearly advise an ATB and the members of the public that a CBT course should take. Please explain where the information given to the training schools and to the public in respect of all associated timings and minimum requirements for timings can be found.Please show where you communicate your requirement of how long element A should take. Please show where you communicate your requirement of how long element B should take.Please show where you communicate your requirement of how long element C should take.Please show where you communicate your requirement of how long element D should take. | 04/02/2021 |
| IA/00088/21 | Fully successful | Confirm the number of DVSA conducted interviews under caution (for the year 2020) carried out with transport operators as part of any investigation into offences relating the management of an operator licence? | 09/02/2021 |
| IA/00090/21 | Fully successful | Down-trained CBT Instructors, Cardington assessed CBT Instructors, DAS, and ERS Instructors. An understanding of their county or country would be useful if easily identifiable. A year to year comparison (over the last three years) would be most beneficial if possible. | 09/02/2021 |
| IA/00049/21 | Fully successful | All information regarding the decision between JAUPT and the DVSA/DVA, to insist on and use a CPC trainer Driving licence number to accompany a CPC application.Information to include the names and positions held of those in the policy team who orchestrated this decision.How is the licence number to be applied as a unique identifier?What checks are to be made with the licence number?What continuancy is to be used when a trainer does not hold a Driving licence? | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00068/21 | Fully successful | Please send me a link to the Domestic Legislation which includes this.What date was it transposed into Domestic Legislation?Is the Domestic Legislation for GB or UK? including NI. | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00073/21 | Partially successful | How many people are awaiting driving tests that have been cancelled since 27th December 2020. | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00087/21 | Fully successful | Data file from DVSA breaking down semi-trailer and trailer authorisations in the format of the attached file. I would be very grateful if you would supply this file once again showing data for calendar year 2020 in the same format.The data I received for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 includes fields for CHASSIS TYPE and MODEL which are not included in the data distributed quarterly. | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00091/21 | Fully successful | How many theory test certificates expired without the person passing the practical driving test. I would like this information for each month since April 2017. Secondly, I want to know how many certificates are due to expire in January, February and March 2021 if no practical tests are conducted in these months. | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00097/21 | Fully successful | Full content of all templates used by DVSA officials pertaining to:(a) informing an applicant that their instructor licence application has been refusedI look forward to receiving the DVSA's response to this information request. | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00109/21 | Fully successful | Can you tell me is the dvsa a government owned organisation or a private company and if either were do the profits go | 11/02/2021 |
| IA/00050/21 | Partially successful | 1. How many practical car driving tests have been cancelled in each month since March 2020, to the current date? 2. How many of these are still outstanding?3. What is the current total of practical car driving tests that, as of 18th January 2021, are waiting to be taken? 4. Of learners whose tests were cancelled this month, what month are they being told their tests are being rebooked for? | 12/02/2021 |
| IA/00092/21 | Fully successful | Can you please tell me what percentage of car tests are taken in vehicles with no dual controls and what their pass rate is please? | 12/02/2021 |
| IA/00107/21 | Partially successful | I would like to request data surrounding the delivery of CPC periodic training. The data to be presented by calendar year with the volumes of use split out by year covering calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020.1) The names of 'top 50' company providers of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training for that year. 2) Then aligned to the top 50 company providers for that year. The number of drivers that attending that company's periodic training by each year. (2018,2019 and 2020).3) Then aligned to the top 50 company providers for that year. The number of courses they uploaded. | 12/02/2021 |
| IA/00134/21 | Fully successful | 1. The total number of Kent access permit (KAP) applications made.2. The number of KAP-related fines issued to truck drivers and fleet operators in the UK since January 1st 2021 - with a breakdown of the reasons for these fines.3. The total number of fines issued to truck drivers and fleet operators in the UK since January 1st 2021 - with a breakdown of the reasons for these fines.4. The number of fines issued to truck drivers and fleet operators in the UK during Q4 2020 - with a breakdown of the reasons for these fines. | 12/02/2021 |
| IA/00065/21 | Partially successful | 1. The current Operator Compliance Risk Scores for all bus and coach operators in Scotland.2. The number of bus and coach fires in Scotland investigated by DVSA, showing the date, location, operator and vehicle model involved and any action taken, for the fiscal years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 to date. | 16/02/2021 |
| IA/00098/21 | Fully successful | What, please is the rationale/purpose of the need to renew MOT certificates in these days of the rampant and lethal COVID19 and what assessments have been made of the likelihood that vehicles and their owners will catch the virus by virtue of contact with testers and test stations ? | 16/02/2021 |
| IA/00126/21 | Partially successful | The ICT documents I require is the most recent update.I wish to obtain the following documents:1. ICT/IM&T/IS Strategy- The IT department strategy or plans, highlights their current and future objectives.2. ICT Org Chart- A visual document that presents the structure of the IT department, please include name and job titles. If this cannot be sent, please work towards a structure with job titles.3. ICT Annual or Business Plan- Like the ICT strategy but is more annually focused.4. ICT Capital Programme/budget- A document that shows financials budget on current and future projects.If some of these documents are not valid, please state when the 2020 ICT documents are planned to be published.You may have received the same request in the past. But the information sent has now expired and I required an updated 2020 onwards document. Please arrange the same. | 16/02/2021 |
| IA/00086/21 | Partially successful | This is a formal FOI request in connection with complaint reference 2012/00631. I would like the details of the organisational structures that are in place for standards checks within Scotland. Which area/region the Airdrie test centre falls under. Which other test centres are covered by this area/region? How many examiners carry out Standards Checks in this area/region? How does the system that allocates Standard checks operate? How is the specific examiner who is allocated selected. How many ADIs who have passed a previous standards check have had to do a second one? How many ADIs who had their Standards check initially cancelled due to Covid have now sat that cancelled standards check? How many ADIs, if any, have never had a standards check. What is the average Standard check mark achieved by ADIs in the following areas(a) Scotland(b) The area/region that covers Airdrie test centre(c) Airdrie test centre. How many ADIs have failed Standards checks ? I would like a copy of the Airdrie test centre staffing structure for the last two years from today's (21/01/21) | 18/02/2021 |
| IA/00123/21 | Fully successful | 1. How many questions are there in the current LGV Theory Test bank2. What percentage of the LGV questions in the current official DVSA Theory Test for Drivers of Large Vehicles book are in the actual LGV Theory Test bank?3. What percentage of the questions in the actual LGV Theory Test bank are in the current official DVSA Theory Test for Drivers of Large Vehicles book? | 18/02/2021 |
| IA/00122/21 | Fully successful | Does Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers & Amending Directive (EU) 2018/645 still apply now that we have left the EU, or are we now just subject to The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/605/pdfs/uksi_20070605_en.pdf | 22/02/2021 |
| IA/00124/21 | Fully successful | I understand that DVSA have granted a licence to carry out Motorbike Test Training in it's car park including the swerve manoeuvre training . What are requirements for a site to be granted a licence for these activities and can you provide me with a copy . | 22/02/2021 |
| IA/00143/21 | Fully successful | Would you be able to provide information on the busiest MOT stations for the year 2020. | 24/02/2021 |
| IA/00110/21 | Fully successful | Can I have the below information for a 12 month period, ideally the latest available data:o a list of all multiple choice DVSA car driving theory test questions, and the percentage of people who answered each individual question correctly o The pass rate for the Hazard Perception section of the theory test o Analytics from the Official DVSA Theory Test Kit for car drivers app, specifically o Number of downloads o The most selected practice topics - ranked in order o A list of the top 50 most correctly answered multiple choice questions o A list of the top 50 incorrectly answered multiple choice questions | 24/02/2021 |
| IA/00135/21 | Fully successful | How many PG9 prohibitions were issued in the last year and how many encounters these resulted from. | 24/02/2021 |
| IA/00136/21 | Fully successful | How many ADI's have signed up to the "Voluntary code of conduct" since it was first introduced?How many ADI's were removed from the register from 2011 - 2020 after failing their check tests? | 24/02/2021 |
| IA/00137/21 | Fully successful | Please can you provide the number of investigations into Instructor misconduct by year from 2011 - to 2020. Can you also provide me the information on how many instructors were removed from the register as a result of misconduct from 2011 - 2020. | 24/02/2021 |
| IA/00119/21 | Fully successful | 1. What method(s) are used to monitor and review pass marks on the Cat C Theory Test?2. What method(s) are used to measure and assess the ongoing effectiveness of the ADI Register to identify areas for improvement and assess the impact of any changes made.3. What method(s) are used to grade the minimum score (Cat C Theory Test) to achieve a 'pass mark' to ensure that all candidates of the same ability are awarded the same grade | 25/02/2021 |
| IA/00144/21 | Fully successful | What is the pass rate for ADIs presenting tests in the Scottish Highlands?How many ADIs are there in the Scottish Highlands area?How many ADIs in the Scottish Highlands are A grade? What is the pass rate for ADIs presenting tests in Birmingham?How many ADIs live in the Birmingham area?How many ADIs in the Birmingham area are A grade? What is the pass rate for ADIs presenting tests in Leeds?How many ADIs live in the Leeds area? | 25/02/2021 |
| IA/00120/21 | Fully successful | Please can you provide details of any surveys conducted by DVSA (or other Government departments) in relation to UK drivers' knowledge and understanding of the Highway Code (post passing the driving test).How often is this surveyed?When was it last surveyed? | 26/02/2021 |