FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, July 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/00613/21 | Fully successful | I would like to request a copy of your SOP - Section 9, that DVSA gave to Vehicle Examiners during the current Corvid 19 restrictions. I'm very interested to know the process they had to follow regrading investigations into MOT Appeals (VT17), for the period up to and including 31st March 2021. | 01/07/2021 |
| IA/00642/21 | Fully successful | 1. How many people in the UK had their driving theory test certificate(s) run out during the Pandemic between March 2020 to -December 20202. How many people re-sat their theory test between July 2020 and May 20213. How many people failed their driving theory re-sit between July 2020 and May 20214. How many people passed their theory resit test between July 2020 and May 20215. How much revenue have the resit theory tests generated, to date6. How many different theory test combinations are used in driving theory tests7. Please provide a breakdown of demographics for questions 1-4 including; Ethnicity, Age, Gender, Race, Sexual orientation and area post-codes.8. Please provide a definition of 'high' and 'low' gears, for example; when referring to high gears, does that mean gear '3,4 and 5' and low gears, '1 and 2' or is this the opposite way round? Please explain in plain English. | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00643/21 | Fully successful | 1. Pass rates for the practical driving test, broken down by candidates' ethnicity, and broken down by calendar year, from 2016 to present.2. Pass rates for the theory driving test, broken down by candidates' ethnicity, and broken down by calendar year, from 2016 to present.3. If possible, pass rates for the practical driving test, broken down by candidates' ethnicity, and broken down by calendar year, and broken down by region, from 2016 to present.4. If possible, pass rates for the theory driving test, broken down by candidates' ethnicity, and broken down by calendar year, and broken down by region, from 2016 to present.I should add this refers to car driving tests. | 09/07/2021 |
| IA/00667/21 | Fully successful | 1. For the (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 calendar year could you provide me with a table in relation to candidates who took the car practical test and made ten or more serious or dangerous faults. Please break the table down for men and women and who how many made 10, 11, 12, 13 etc serious or dangerous faults. For the individual who made the most serious or dangerous faults please list how many of each type of serious or dangerous fault they made.2. In a previous FoI response [Ref: IA/00691/13] you provided a table showing the number of tests conducted and passed broken down by men and women for all tests in excess of the 5th one taken. Could you provide me with a similar table for the (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 calendar year. | 06/07/2021 |
| IA/00671/21 | Fully successful | In 2019 and 2020 the DVSA removed 7 ATB's from the register for short CBT's and short element E's. Please advise me of how many of the ATB's were removed for short CBT's and how many were removed for short element E's?Please also advise me of what the CBT define as a short CBT in term of hours and minutes? | 02/07/2021 |
| IA/00674/21 | Fully successful | 1. Please detail the number of practical driving tests which were cancelled at Paisley Driving Test Centre, St James Business Centre, Linwood Rd, Paisley PA3 3AT between 22 March, 2020 and 30 April, 2021.2.Please provide the same information for the number of theory tests which were cancelled at Paisley Driving Test Centre, St James Business Centre, Linwood Rd, Paisley PA3 3AT between 22 March, 2020 and 30 April, 2021. | 14/07/2021 |
| IA/00680/21 | Fully successful | Our request just refers to practical car tests: 1) What is the average waiting time, in weeks, to sit a practical driving test in England between April 22nd and June 22nd? 2) What is the average waiting time, in weeks, to sit a practical driving test in Scotland between April 22nd and June 22nd? 3) What is the average waiting time, in weeks, to sit a practical driving test in Wales between April 22nd and June 22nd? 4) Please can we get a breakdown of the practical driving test waiting times by test centre in each of the three countries (England, Scotland and Wales)? | 23/07/2021 |
| IA/00684/21 | Fully successful | The Guardian reported in 2019 that the DVSA receive 246 allegations of indecency, sexually inappropriate behaviour or harassment from April 2018 to March 2019. Can I please check how many complaints about driving schools or instructors you received in total within this timeframe?- Can you please confirm how many allegations of indecency, sexually inappropriate behaviour or harassment in relation to driving schools and instructors you received from April 2019 to March 2020?- Can you please confirm how many complaints in total you received about driving schools or instructors in total between April 2019 to March 2020? | 20/07/2021 |
| IA/00691/21 | Fully successful | The total number of LGV/PCV driving tests made available, by week for the opening weeks from 10 May 2021 to the present date, for Southampton LGV and Greenham LGV test centres." The total number of LGV/PCV tests allocated to each test centre user, by user and by week for the 10 May 2021 to the present date, for Southampton LGV and Greenham LGV. | 28/07/2021 |
| IA/00693/21 | Fully successful | Please could you provide me with the attached information about your organisation's ICT expenditure. | 13/07/2021 |
| IA/00695/21 | Fully successful | 1) In 2020 what were the top 10 MOT advisory notices issued? 2) In 2020 what were the top 10 reasons for MOT failures? 3) In 2020 how many MOT tests were carried out in total? The 2017-2019 data for 3) is the most important. | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00696/21 | Fully successful | o Has confidential waste being procured via tender or framework or another means?o If a framework, could you confirm the name of the framework please?o Actual contract values of each framework/contract (& any sub lots)o Start date & duration of contracto 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 procurement officer responsible for this contract and could you provide their email address and phone number please?Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract and could you provide their email address and phone number please?o Who is the current supplier?o If your current supplier is a Facilities Management/Waste/Cleaning Company, which sub-contractor services your organisation? | 13/07/2021 |
| IA/00717/21 | Partially successful | could I have statistics for my local test centre, Chelmsford.Number of NO SHOWS in last 2 months Pass percentage for Canidates who live in the local CM postcode area.Pass percentage for candidates outside the local CM postcode area. | 15/07/2021 |
| IA/00718/21 | Fully successful | I would like to access updated information as per that detailed in the FOI release with reference IA0129211 - Car theory test statistics split by age range. This information is from 2010, and I would like information for 2010 to present day, broken down by year, age range (and if possible, by gender). | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00720/21 | Fully successful | Are you able to provide any accurate figures on the amount of MOT's due to come through over the next few months / a figure of MOT's missed due to the exemption last year. | 22/07/2021 |
| IA/00721/21 | Partially successful | Between Monday 12th April to 30th June 2021 some LGV and B+E driving test candidates failed on reversing only (i.e. the candidate, due to covid measures, did not go out on the road for the driving element of the Vocational Test). Therefore can you please advise: How many LGV driving tests were conducted in this period at DVSA Centres & and how many at Customer Sites?How many LGV candidates failed on reversing only at the DVSA Centres and how many at Customer Sites? How many B+E driving tests were conducted in this period at DVSA Centres & and how many at Customer Sites?How many B+E candidates failed on reversing only at the DVSA Centres and how many at Customer Sites? | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00722/21 | Fully successful | Total Tests passed by licence category ( ie the total number of module 2 tests passed, split into AM, A1, A2 and A licence categories) for 2020/21 | 14/07/2021 |
| IA/00723/21 | Fully successful | How many cars, vans and lorries were included in the 6 months extension to obtaining their MOT test during March 2020 and September 2020? If unable to provide an exact figure, then an approximation would be acceptable. | 28/07/2021 |
| IA/00724/21 | Fully successful | The total number of driving examiners employed by DVSA. How many of the driving examiners work full-time and how many work part-time. | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00726/21 | Fully successful | Please would you provide me with a breakdown, for each year since 2010, of the number of tests taken and passed that were:" Category C1" Category C" Category C+E" Other (if any)Also, for 2020, 2015 and 2010 please would you provide a break down of each of these categories by age | 13/07/2021 |
| IA/00727/21 | Fully successful | I would like to know the current and future capacity for Croydon Driving test centre. | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00728/21 | Partially successful | how many driving tests ran on average per day at the Hornchurch centre in 2019 - how many driving tests run on average per day currently - or if easier to obtain data, for the month of June 2021, at the Hornchurch centre - how many examiners are currently employed at the Hornchurch centre and how many were employed as of December 2019 - the earliest start time of a driving test and the latest start time of a driving test currently, at the Hornchurch centre - the earliest start time of a driving test and the latest start time of a driving test, at the Hornchurch centre, in 2019 - confirmation on whether tests run on Saturdays and Sundays currently, and whether they ran on Saturdays and Sundays in 2019 at the Hornchurch centre - information regarding the procedure if a test finishes early. What do the examiners do once a test finishes early? How does this procedure help to deal with the covid backlog, as the next test would be booked for a certain time? Information regarding the guidance for this for examiners would be appreciated - specifically for the Hornchurch centre - how many new examiners have been recruited in 2021, at the Hornchurch centre | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00729/21 | Partially successful | I am attempting to identify the monthly capacity of examiners working for the following 5 driving test centres for cat B L tests, since the start up of tests 22/4/21 up to the end of June 2021 and draw a comparison with the data for the same period in 2019. What I am attempting to discover is the number of examiners who are allocated as working at the test centres to conduct the above tests in each given period e.g. 22/4 to 30/4, 1/5 to 31/5, 1/6 to 30/6 for the years 2019 and 2021. I would like to receive a breakdown of the reasons for any shortfalls in examiner numbers e.g. sickness, self-isolating, holiday etc | 27/07/2021 |
| IA/00739/21 | Fully successful | I am looking for the number of driving tests cancelled in Shetland due to inclement weather in the calendar years between 2011 and 2021 inclusive. I would also like to know what weather types this involved | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00752/21 | Successful | 1. A monthly breakdown of the total number of Class 4 MOT tests that took place between February 2021 and June 20212. A list of Class 4 MOT test results conducted on all vehicles aged 40 years old or more (including vehicle make, age and failure rate). Please could you provide test results for 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019, 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020 and 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2021 | 29/07/2021 |
| IA/00772/21 | Fully successful | If you can explain about why the policy cannot be shared wider as this impacts on driving instructors and they are not aware of the retention period that you allude to holding on file for two years, I would like a further explanation of how this two year period has been formed, how this meets the GDPR requirements and how DVSA are complying.I would also like to know what consultation took place when this policy was formed and which stakeholders were involved in this decision making | 26/07/2021 |
| IA/00783/21 | Successful | can you tell when all the test centres opened and when tests were being issued after we came out of lock down at the end of April? | 28/07/2021 |
| IA/00787/21 | Fully successful | The number of staff in your agency who currently hold roles under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (such as Financial Intelligence Officers (FIOs) and Accredited Financial Investigators (AFIs). From this figure, please could you also provide an answer to the following: How many staff are FIOs and how many are AFIs? | 29/07/2021 |
| IA/00788/21 | Fully successful | 1) The current number of ON HOLD CAR Driving Test in England, (Broken down via Test Centre)2) The number of NEW CAR Driving Tests Successfully Booked during 2021 (broken down by Test Centre AND Month the bookings were made)3) The number of NEW CAR Driving Test Slots made available for booking during 2021 (Broken down by Test Centre AND Month the slots were made available for Booking). | 26/07/2021 |