FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, October 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/01030/21 | Partially successful | Awards given to the following test centresÉ.Reading, Newbury, Winchester, Basingstoke and Salisbury from 1st January 2021 to present. | 04/10/2021 |
| IA/00988/21 | Partially successful | 1. What percentage of driving theory tests are booked by bots/ automated systems? 2. What percentage of driving practical tests are booked by bots/ automated systems? 3. What percentage of driving practical tests are allocated through the DVSA practical test business service vs. standard consumer portal? Please detail the businesses using the DVSA practical test business service, and the % of tests that they each have successfully booked, by month from 1st January 2020 to 31st August 2021. | 05/10/2021 |
| IA/00999/21 | Fully successful | A breakdown of the pass rate over the past year, at the Northampton test centre and nationally between those trained by ADI's and those independently taught by parents etc.What are the any common failures for those individually trained?Is there a clear difference in the standards to those students trained by ADI's Are the published pass rates based on both Students trained by ADI's and those taught individually or just ADI's? Is this something that could be published.What is the percentage of those taught by ADI's nationally, loose their licence under the probation period compared to those taught individually? | 05/10/2021 |
| IA/00993/21 | Fully successful | Whether your contact centre is delivered by in-house resources, outsourced or a combination of both (given as a % breakdown) -- If the contact centre is outsourced, which organisation is currently contracted to provide the service(s), the scope of this agreement and when it's due to expire -- The underpinning technology that is used (either in-house or outsourced) i.e. your telephony system and/or contact centre solution -- Number of agents, number of calls (monthly), and annual spend. | 05/10/2021 |
| IA/01063/21 | Fully successful | Could you please advise the full cost of the recent well being study carried out by Robertson Cooper. | 06/10/2021 |
| IA/01096/21 | Fully successful | 1/ Could I have a figure for the total number of cars with more than 400,000 miles on the clock and more than 500,000 miles on the clock. And would it be possible to have a table of the top 10 cars by make/model that have more than 400,000 miles and 500,000 miles on the clock - and the number of each. | 06/10/2021 |
| IA/00928/21 | Fully successful | Please can you tell me what the proposed bonuses are, whether there is a sliding scale (pay over time) and what time scales have been agreed for bonuses to be paid. | 06/10/2021 |
| IA/01089/21 | Partially successful | The complete and full record of X's training and assessments including re assessments, re training, the dates these were undertaken and the outcomes.When X's was last instructed on the use of communications equipment and on the procedures to be adopted should it fail or, as in my case, partially fail in the field.The dates the communications eqipment that I used was last tested and logged as working correctly and in all weather conditions. I require the make and model number of the equipment used on my test. | 07/10/2021 |
| IA/01046/21 | Fully successful | " Please identify the 12 month period used to calculate the average pass rate for candidates presented by an ADI used to determine the trigger indicators for prioritisation of Standards Checks For that same period please provide -" The number of tests carried out in non dual controlled cars" The pass rate for these tests" The number of tests carried out in ADI vehicles for the same period" The pass rate for these tests" The number of tests carried out in dual controlled vehicles without a badge displayed" The pass rate for these testsFor the same period in the year 2018-2019 please provide -" The number of tests carried out in non dual controlled cars" The pass rate for these tests" The number of tests carried out in ADI vehicles for the same period" The pass rate for these tests" The number of tests carried out in dual controlled vehicles without a badge displayed" The pass rate for these tests | 07/10/2021 |
| IA/01032/21 | Fully successful | background details on a comment published in the DVSA Annual Report 2020-2021 on page 40. I would like the details on this case, please, including why the case was brought, and by whom, and why DVSA settled out of court following the failed prosecution. | 07/10/2021 |
| IA/01084/21 | Fully successful | top ten list for Odometers reading 500,000 and above and 750,000 and above.. similar to the lists you gave me for 250,000 miles, 300k and 400k | 07/10/2021 |
| IA/01022/21 | Fully successful | Space and Facilities Management Facilities planning Resource scheduling Utilisation and optimisation analytics Floor plan visualisationsMaintenance Management Proactive maintenance scheduling Reactive maintenance scheduling Work order administration Estate strategy planning Reporting and disclosuresEstate Portfolio Management Estate strategy planning Reporting and disclosuresSustainability and Energy Management Energy consumption measurement and reporting Waste management Carbon emissions trackingCapital Project Management Project planning and design Cost and resource planning and managementFinancial Planning Financial planning & management | 08/10/2021 |
| IA/01015/21 | Fully successful | please can you provide the first original consultation paper on WHY a B&E test was needed? What has changed to make DFT - DVSA look into changing this. How many deaths and accidents have been reduced since B&E came in % wise? | 08/10/2021 |
| IA/00886/21 | Partially successful | ) I require your VSA resource allocations for the period Jan 2018 to August 2021. I want to know where the commercial testing staff had been allocated (which test stations) during this period. 2) I require the utilisation figures for all test stations across England, Wales and Scotland for the period Jan 2018 to August 2021. | 08/10/2021 |
| IA/01075/21 | Fully successful | We require information on the total number of lorries impounded per day and the length of stay by day for the periods advised below: 24/06/202028/09/202029/09/202024/12/202025/12/202024/03/202125/03/202123/06/2021 | 08/10/2021 |
| IA/01085/21 | Fully successful | 1. Details of driving theory test certificates that are due to expire between March 2021 and January 2022 in Blackpool and Preston.2. A breakdown of driving theory tests booked in Blackpool and Preston between January 2019 - January 2021. | 14/10/2021 |
| IA/01133/21 | Fully successful | 1. Who is your preferred supplier for MFD/Printer Hardware? 2. Please state the number of printers currently within the organisation, to include a breakdown of MFDs (multi functional devices), Print Room devices and desktop printers. 3. What are your current annual page volumes (split by Colour and Mono) 4. What is the approximate annual spend for both hardware and services ? 5. What date is your contract due for renewal ? 6. Which procurement route or framework was used to procure this service? 7. Which person/role is responsible for procuring your printer contracts? | 14/10/2021 |
| IA/01058/21 | Partially successful | 1) A list of all the organisations that currently employ delegated driving examiners to conduct practical driving tests. 2) The total number of practical driving tests conducted by these organisations between April 2019 and March 2021, broken down by test category (ie cat B, cat C1, cat C etc). 3) The pass rate (in total) for each category of test conducted by delegated driving examiners for April 2019 to March 2020. | 15/10/2021 |
| IA/01088/21 | Fully successful | I would like to get the information about passed tests for HGV Class C and Class C+E dating back from January 2011 until present date. As part of the information I would like to know how many tests were available for each Vehicle class per year, how many slots were not used up. Left unused. | 15/10/2021 |
| IA/01051/21 | Fully successful | test allocations over the past 5 years | 15/10/2021 |
| IA/01092/21 | Fully successful | I want to see a list of complaints made against west wickham driving test agency, especially racist complaints.The dates 27/09/2019 to 27/09/21. | 18/10/2021 |
| IA/01052/21 | Fully successful | 1. The DVSA policy and procedure that must be followed for imposing a HS1 notice 2. The formal process and pathway for appealing such a notice 3. Data on the pass rate and number of attempts before passing for individuals who have a HS1 notice against the average pass rate since the start of HS1 notices. It is important to understand if there is either or both a conscious or unconscious bias with the use of the HS1 notice | 18/10/2021 |
| IA/01087/21 | Fully successful | Since 2020 how many Driving Examiners have been recruited. Since 2020 how many newly recruited Driving Examiners still work for the DVSA. Since 2020 how many Driving Examiners have left the DVSA through retirement. Since 2020 how many Driving Examiners have left the DVSA for reasons other than retirement. I am interested in the period of time 1/1/2020 to 1/9/2021. | 18/10/2021 |
| IA/01148/21 | Fully successful | Please could you advise of the annual MOT pass rate for LGV's and Trailers for year 2020 | 20/10/2021 |
| IA/01140/21 | Fully successful | How many PG9s have been issued this year while a PSV vehicle was being tested and subsequently failed along with the failure numbers, at both ETS Trucks and Yellow Buses depot in Castlepoint | 21/10/2021 |
| IA/01122/21 | Fully successful | 1. monthly failure rates (failures vs tests taken) for hazard perception tests 2. the number of hazard perception video tests which are given zero marks due to the candidate being judged to have clicked in a pattern 3. a description of the algorithm used to judge that a candidate has clicked in a pattern 4. the version of the algorithm (or software release) used to make the judgement for each monthly value. | 25/10/2021 |
| IA/01135/21 | Fully successful | How many tests were unbooked in previous weeks to see if the 316 was unusual and how this compares to pre-pandemic. At the start of next week how many unbooked tests there were this week? The number of unsold vocational tests each week for the past 24 months | 25/10/2021 |
| IA/01136/21 | Partially successful | Re: current waiting times for people in UK to take their practical driving test - a break down of these figures by region and DVSA centre | 26/10/2021 |
| IA/01180/21 | Fully successful | Details of vehicles that have more than 1 million miles on odometer | 27/10/2021 |
| IA/01121/21 | Fully successful | 1. The number and percentage of vehicles that passed their MOT first time round in 2020, broken down by local authority.2. The number and percentage of vehicles that passed their MOT first time round in 2020, broken down by make and generic model name. | 27/10/2021 |