FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, August 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/00675/21 | Fully successful | Would it be possible for you to supply the past 5 years of submission data via the Appeal an MOT and compliant form. Requested Dates01/01/2016 - 31/12/2016 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017 01/01/2018 - 31/12/201801/01/2019 - 31/12/201901/01/2020 - 31/12/2020 Furthermore, could you supply the full wording for the terms? DAR - ? AWL - ? NFA - ? | 12/08/2021 |
| IA/00719/21 | Fully successful | I would like to see statistics about the first-time pass rates of car theory tests, broken down by year, age range and gender. By "first-time theory test" I mean a car theory test taken by an individual that has not previously sat an official DVSA car theory test before. | 04/08/2021 |
| IA/00751/21 | Fully successful | With regard to the number of full-time equivalent driving examiners, how many people were in post and actively working at the end of February 2020?How many FTE driving examiners are currently in post and working?How many driving examiners have retired since March 2020?How many driving examiners have left their posts since March 2020 as a direct or indirect result of Covid 19? | 05/08/2021 |
| IA/00773/21 | Partially successful | 1. The number of driving examiners assigned to work at Hortonwood, Telford (Shropshire) driving test centre as their general, usual place on work as at 1 November 2019.2. The number of practical driving test cancellations made by DVSA during the month of November 2019 from Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford. 3. The number of days during May, June and July 2021 [to date] where the number of driving examiners available to conduct driving tests at Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford fell below the number in (1) above or if that number is not available, the number of days where the availability of driving examiners to conduct practical driving tests from Hortonwood driving test centre Telford fell below 5. 4. the number of practical driving tests that were cancelled by DVSA in May, June and July 2021 [to date] from Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford. Then please confirm: a) of those practical driving tests cancelled in (4) above, how many were rescheduled by DVSA to a date beyond 1 month from the cancelled test date.b) where cancellations have occurred per (4) above, what the reasons were for each of those cancellations.c) with reference to (4) above, how many individuals whose driving tests were cancelled were given less than 24 hours notice prior to their scheduled practical driving test from Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford. d) how many individuals have experienced more than one cancellation of their practical driving test from Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford during May, June and July 2021 [to date].e) where cancellations have occurred per (4) above, what plans the DVSA has to reduce the number of cancellations for the remaining months of 2021 (from August 2021).f) confirm the complaints and redress procedures for individuals affected by any cancellations made by DVSA and how leaders at Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford are held to account. g) how many driving examiners whose usual place of work would be Hortonwood driving test centre, Telford have utilised the furlough scheme from May 2021 to date. More generally:g) please confirm if the DVSA operates a system of either formal or informal pass rate quotas and if so, what those quotas are. h) if there are no formal or informal quotas per (g) above, what steps DVSA takes to ensure that examiners/ test centre leaders do not move towards a quota position instinctively/by default due to historic operating procedures or general personal beliefs. h) please confirm the specific authority the DVSA has regarding the withholding of a public service where an individual chooses not to wear a face mask during a practical test from 19 July 2021 when government advice has confirmed it is not mandatory. | 16/08/2021 |
| IA/00789/21 | Fully successful | I would like to find out all the information regarding Land Rover Detachable tow bar failuresClarification: I am looking for the amount of recorded issues you have received regarding detachable tow bars on Land Rover vehicles in the last five years, and also what the issues were? | 17/08/2021 |
| IA/00790/21 | Fully successful | 1) The number of driving tests at the Northampton driving test centre that have been cancelled or rescheduled since March 23, 2020 and April 21, 2021.2) A breakdown of how many driving tests were cancelled or rescheduled each month in the above stated time period.3) The number of driving tests at the Northampton driving test centre that have been cancelled or rescheduled since March 23, 2019 and March 22, 2020.4) A breakdown of how many driving tests were cancelled or rescheduled each month in the above stated time period.5) The number of test passes that were issued at the Northampton driving test centre from March 23, 2020 to April 21, 2021.6) The number of test passes that were issued at the Northampton driving test centre from March 23, 2019 to March 22, 2020.7) The number of Northampton driving theory certificates that expired from March, 23, 2020 to April 21, 2021.8) A breakdown of what dates driving lessons and exams could not legally take place between March 23, 2020 and April 21, 2021 | 19/08/2021 |
| IA/00797/21 | Fully successful | How many Black Examiners are employed by the DVSAHow many Asian Examiners are employed by the DVSAHow many Chinese Examiners are employed by the DVSAHow many Mixed Race Examiners are employed by the DVSA.How many Black Driving Instructors have been removed from the DVSA RegisterHow many Asian Driving Instructors have been removed from the DVSA RegisterHow many Chinese Driving Instructors have been removed from the DVSA RegisterHow many Mixed Race Driving Instructors have been removed from the DVSA RegisterHow many Examiners employed by the DVSA have contracted Covid-19 since March 2020How many Examiners have died from Covid-19 since March 2020How many senior managers in the DVSA have contracted Covid-19 since March 2020How many seniors managers in the DVSA have died from Covid-19 since March 2020. | 04/08/2021 |
| IA/00800/21 | Fully successful | ¢ Number of car examiners recruited for the years 2017 to 2021 year by year¢ Number of HGV examiners recruited for the years 2017 to 2021 year by year | 05/08/2021 |
| IA/00809/21 | Fully successful | 1) Could you provide data on how many theory tests were carried out in Welsh in Welsh centres in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 periods?2) What we're the pass rates for these theory tests in Welsh compared to English? 3) How many theory tests were carried out in Welsh in other centres except for them in Wales in the same periods? 4) What we're the pass rates for these theory tests in Welsh compared to English? 5) Could you provide data on how many driving practical tests were carried out in Welsh in Welsh centres in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 periods?6)What we're the pass rates for these practical tests in Welsh compared to English? | 09/08/2021 |
| IA/00814/21 | Fully successful | 1. Network Provider(s) - Please provide me with the network provider name e.g. EE, Telefonica, Vodafone, Three 2. Annual Average Spend for each Network Provider - Can you please provide me with the average annual spend over the last 3 years. If this is a new contract can you please provide the estimated annual spend. 3. Number of Connections- Number of connections for each network provider. (number of voice only devices, voice and data devices, data only devices) please provide me with the breakdown and not the overall total. 4. Duration of the contract- please state if the contract also includes contract extensions for each provider. 5. Contract Start Date- please can you provide me with the start date of the signed agreement. Please do not provide me with the framework contract date I require the contract dates of the signed agreement. (if there are multiple start dates, could you please provide me with the earliest date for each provider) 6. Contract Expiry Date- please can you provide me with the expiry date of the signed agreement. Please do not provide me with the framework contract date I require the contract dates of the signed agreement. If the contract is rolling please state. 7. Contract Review Date- Please can you provide me with a date when the organisation plans to review this contract. 8. The person in the organisation responsible for this particular contract. Can you send me the full contact details Contact Name, Job Title, Contact Number and direct email address for each network provider? If full contact details cannot be provided please send me their actual job title. 9.If the mobile phone contract is provided by a managed contract please provide me with the actual name of the network provider along with the number of connections and the internal contact from within the organisation responsible for this contract. Please can you provide me with the latest information- If the organisations are currently out to tender please can you also state the approx. date of the award along with the information above. Also if the contract in the response has expired/rolling please can you provide me with further information if available of the organisation's plans going forward with regards to mobiles and the current status? If this contract was awarded within the past three months can you please provide me with a shortlist of suppliers that bid on the contract? | 17/08/2021 |
| IA/00817/21 | Fully successful | I would be very interested to see a copy of the statistics around the number of tests refused in vehicles which are NOT ADI instructors cars.clarification:Please provide annualised data (January to December) for the last 5 years and a pro-rata figure for 2021I would like the National figure and the Chelmsford figure (to allow simple comparison between the two).If you have data for specific test centres then please provide data for the test centre with the most and least number of refusals.For all data please provide actual numbers and a percentage figure (against total number of non-ADI vehicles which were submitted as the test vehicle) | 11/08/2021 |
| IA/00818/21 | Partially successful | Please can you give me the pass rates for both the theory and driving tests split by ethnicity, gender and country of birth. For the driving test, please can you give me the "reason for failing" (both headcount and percentages) also split by ethnicity, gender and country of birth.Clarification:please can you provide data for the 2019 and 2018Please can you provide data for Car Tests | 23/08/2021 |
| IA/00819/21 | Fully successful | You have awarded a contract for Calibration and maintenance of MAHA equipment at DVSA sites - Awarded 16th July 2021. We would like to request the following:" Names of tenderers who put forward bids/shortlisted in evaluation process and their rankings. | 11/08/2021 |
| IA/00821/21 | Fully successful | Can you tell me how many fines were issued because lorry drivers did not have the required Kent Access Permit during a time period between January 1 2021 and April 2021 when the KAP ended?Can you tell me the amount of a single fine? Can you tell me how many of the fines were issued to foreign lorry drivers? Can you tell me how many of the fines were issued to drivers from the UK? Can you tell me how many of the fines have been paid and the amount that equates to? | 20/08/2021 |
| IA/00826/21 | Fully successful | MOT test data for both Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)and Public Service Vehicle (PSV). Using DVSA's Operator Compliance Rick Scoring (OCRS) bands, Blue (Earned Recognition operators), Green, Amber, Red and Grey, I would request the following MOT data, separated for both HGVs and PSVs (I understand that it is not possible to include trailers): 1) Overall pass rate 2) First time pass rate 3) Pass rate including Pass after Rectification (PRS) 4) Fail rate And would request this information for the 2020/21 period. | 20/08/2021 |
| IA/00827/21 | Fully successful | How many B+E trailer tests are conducted nationally in the UK per year? What is the average pass rate of the B+E trailer test nationally? What are the top 5 common serious faults recorded for a candidate to fail a practical B+E test? How many B+E tests were recorded as unsuccessful in 2019 for a serious fault? How many LGV theory tests are available per week in the UK? What are the top 5 common serious faults recorded for a candidate to fail an practical LGV test? How many LGV practical tests were recorded as unsuccessful in 2019 for a serious fault? How many hazard perception tests are available per week in the UK? How many hazard CPC module 2 tests are available per week in the UK? How many CPC module 4 tests are available per week in the UK? | 25/08/2021 |
| IA/00841/21 | Fully successful | How many driving examiners are currently CEV and are not carrying out driving tests. How many driving examiners are classed as long term sick. How many driving examiners are currently suspended from their duties. | 19/08/2021 |
| IA/00842/21 | Fully successful | Please could you supply the settlement date upon which your organisation's pay remit year commences For each grade below the Senior Civil Service (SCS) in your organisation, please could you supply a) The name by which the grade is known in your organisation. b) The broad equivalent civil service grade (Administrative Assistant (AA), Administrative Officer (AO), Executive Officer (EO), Higher Executive Officer (HEO), Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Grade 7, Grade 6). This may be multiple if grades have been merged. c) A brief description of the grade and how it differs from broadly equivalent grades. (e.g. National, London, Fast stream, Specialist requiring particular qualifications). d) The amount and area of any regional pay allowances that are paid on top of basic pay for this grade. e) The pay range minimum following the 2020 pay award. If the award is still pending, please supply the current minimum and the year to which this relates. f) The pay range maximum following the 2020 pay award. This may be the same as the minimum. If the award is still pending, please supply the current maximum and the year to which this relates. g) While progression is subject to pay negotiations each year and is paused for 2021, if the 2020 pay award was repeated, how many years it would take to go from minimum to maximum. Please indicate if the maximum is not achievable if the 2020 progression arrangements were repeated. | 19/08/2021 |
| IA/00845/21 | Partially successful | The following requests relate to the following 2.0 litre Diesel vehicles, which share a common engine Ingenium Diesel 2.0 ; 2015–present Jaguar E-Pace; Land Rover Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque; Jaguar XE, F-Pace; Range Rover Velar ; Land Rover Defender 2017–present Jaguar XE, XF, E-Pace, F-Pace; Land Rover Discovery; Range Rover Evoque; Range Rover Velar Can you advise the number of failed MOT for each of the above vehicles since 2015 . Can you advise of the number of vehicle safety defects notified to DVSA for each of the above vehicles since 2015. Can you advise of the number of vehicle safety recalls notified to DVSA for each of the above vehicles since 2015. Can you advise of the number of FOI requests relating to each of the above vehicles. Can you advise of the number of complaints received by your office since 2015 relating to each of the above these vehicles. | 25/08/2021 |
| IA/00846/21 | Partially successful | 1. How many examiners, as at 3 August 2021, are currently employed by DVSA to carry out standard car driving tests specifically at Doncaster test centre? 2. How many new examiners have been recruited to work at this test centre since April 2020 to date? 3. How many examiners have left this test centre since April 2020 to date? 4. Since 1 May 2021 until today's date, how many tests have been made available at this test for standard car driving tests? 5. How many tests have been made available from today for the remainder of the calendar year for this test centre? 6. How many tests have DVSA cancelled at this test centre since 1 May 2021 until today's date, and what were the reasons for this? 7. How many tests have been made available at neighbouring test centres in barnsley, rotherhamd and pontefract? | 31/08/2021 |
| IA/00855/21 | Fully successful | Original (IA/00092/21) - 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? Could I please get your latest figures on this, ideally over the past 12 months if you have that, otherwise the most recent ones you have. | 09/08/2021 |
| IA/00859/21 | Partially successful | Can you please provide copies of all paper and electronic copies of the control policies for the dvsa Facebook pages and who is blocked by the dvsa on their Facebook page and for what reasons the dvsa records for blocking any Citizen that criticizes the dvsa online , whether this criticism is recorded by the dvsa and what the dvsa's Freedom of expression and speech policies are regarding their Facebook pages and other social media platforms which the dvsa use and how it's staff should deal with criticisms from the public online and face to face interaction. | 23/08/2021 |
| IA/00864/21 | Fully successful | Please can you let me know if all the lorry driving test centres are now open, approximately how many tests they do each day and the current waiting time for tests.These are the test centres that appear to be the nearest to Lincoln" Grimsby" Watnall, Notts" Sheffield" Leicester" Peterborough" Beverley. | 10/08/2021 |
| IA/00879/21 | Partially successful | In relation to practical driving tests at the Reading test centre on Friday 30th July 2021" How many tests were booked in on the day?" How many tests were conducted on the day?" How many tests resulted in a fail?" How many tests resulted in a pass?" What was the average time duration of each test?Please also provide the above information based on tests conducted on Friday 26th July 2019 and Monday 5th July 2021 | 23/08/2021 |