FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, January 2022
Updated 31 March 2023
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| Record Ref No | Outcome of RFI | Summary | Completed Date | |
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| IA/00006/22 | Information Partially Delivered | How many more [HGV] tests are taking place this week than the week proceeding the 10th Sept 21? Are there any future plans to close these test centres and operate from trainers' property. Please supply any correspondence and names of those involved. | 18/01/2022 13:37 | Not set |
| IA/00013/22 | All Information Delivered | 1. In 2021 how many MOT tests were carried out in total? 2. In 2021 what were the top 10 MOT advisory notices issued? 3. In 2021 what were the top 10 reasons for MOT failures? 4. In 2021 which top 10 vehicles (by make and model) were most likely to fail the most MOT test? | 17/01/2022 13:42 | Not set |
| IA/00017/22 | All Information Delivered | " The number of class 4 vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1981 which were given an MoT test on dates between and including 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021, and the pass rate for these tests " The number of class 4 vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1980 which were given an MoT test on dates between and including 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, and the pass rate for these tests " The number of class 4 vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1979 which were given an MoT test on dates between and including 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019, and the pass rate for these tests " The number of class 4 vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1978 which were given an MoT test on dates between and including 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018, and the pass rate for these tests | 17/01/2022 13:46 | Not set |
| IA/00026/22 | All Information Delivered | Information for class 3 and 4 vehicles - cars and light vans up to 3,000kg, January 2021 to 31 December 2021 - on the following: - Number of MOT tests - Number of vehicles that passed after rectification at MOT test station - Number of MOT fails - The initial MOT fail rate - The final MOT fail rate - Number of MOT tests failed with at least one dangerous item - Number of MOT tests failed with no dangerous items - Ten most common defects/reasons for MOT failures and their rates - Ten most common reasons/defects and their rates for MOT tests failed with at least one dangerous item - Ten most common reasons/defects and their rates for MOT tests failed with no dangerous items. Can you provide the data above broken down by electric, petrol and diesel class 3 vehicles please? | 31/01/2022 09:18 | Not set |
| IA/00029/22 | All Information Delivered | The total number of MOT tests carried out in Britain;- the reasons for failing an MOT test.I would like these figures for each of the past five years (2017-2021), and further broken down by country (England, Scotland, Wales). | 20/01/2022 13:50 | Not set |
| IA/00044/22 | All Information Delivered | The policy relating to the ID procedures in theory test centres. Could I also request the guidance/policy that employees within the Ilford test would receive | 25/01/2022 13:42 | Not set |
| IA/00064/22 | Information Partially Delivered | 2. Each examiners pass rate for the last two years [Buxton Test Centre.] | 25/01/2022 09:05 | Not set |
| IA/00075/22 | Information Partially Delivered | regarding the closure of Hyde DTC in Tameside The amount of driving tests pre yearThe amount of unallocated test slotsThe amount of "no shows" on test dayAnd the general postcodes of the test candidates | 31/01/2022 09:28 | Not set |
| IA/01364/21 | Information Partially Delivered | 1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please provide a link to the strategy) A) Yes B) No 2. Does this strategy specifically address the monitoring of network attached device configurations to identify any malicious or non-malicious change to the device configuration? A) Yes B) No C) Don't know 3. If yes to Question 2, how do you manage this identification process - is it: A) Totally automated - all configuration changes are identified and flagged without manual intervention. B) Semi-automated - it's a mixture of manual processes and tools that help track and identify configuration changes. C) Mainly manual - most elements of the identification of configuration changes are manual. 4. Have you ever encountered a situation where user services have been disrupted due to an accidental/non malicious change that had been made to a device configuration? A) Yes B) No C) Don't know 5. If a piece of malware was maliciously uploaded to a device on your network, how quickly do you think it would be identified and isolated? A) Immediately B) Within days C) Within weeks D) Not sure 6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that require monitoring? A) Physical Servers: record number B) PC's & Notebooks: record number 7. Have you ever discovered devices attached to the network that you weren't previously aware of? A) Yes B) No. If yes, how do you manage this identification process - is it: A) Totally automated - all device configuration changes are identified and flagged without manual intervention. B) Semi-automated - it's a mixture of manual processes and tools that help track and identify unplanned device configuration changes. C) Mainly manual - most elements of the identification of unexpected device configuration changes are manual. 8. How many physical devices (IP's) do you have attached to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?Record Number: 9. Have you suffered any external security attacks that have used malware on a network attached device to help breach your security measures? A) Never B) Not in the last 1-12 months C) Not in the last 12-36 months 10. Have you ever experienced service disruption to users due to an accidental, non-malicious change being made to device configurations? A) Never B) Not in the last 1-12 months C) Not in the last 12-36 months11. When a scheduled audit takes place for the likes of PSN or Cyber Essentials, how likely are you to get significant numbers of audit fails relating to the status of the IT infrastructure? A) Never B) Occasionally C) Frequently D) Always | 07/01/2022 11:20 | Not set |
| IA/01368/21 | Information Partially Delivered | I REQUEST TO KNOW THE OFFICIAL CORPORATE POLICY OF DVSA REGARDING THE UPHOLDING OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974, PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 1997, PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998, ENFORCEMENT OF THE 'LAW' WITHIN THE WORKPLACE, ENFORCEMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE, DELIBERATELY MISLEADING THE AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE CONDITION OF VEHICLES USED ON THE PUBLIC ROAD AND RELATED MAINTENANCE PROCESSES. ENFORCEMENT OF ISO STANDARDS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE. | 05/01/2022 | Not set |
| IA/01412/21 | Information Partially Delivered | 1) Pass and fail rates for the examiners at the Maybush Driving Test Centre, Southampton Hampshire, between August 1st 2021 and December 10th 2021. 2) The overall pass and failure rates for this time period. 3) How many complaints were filed against examiners at this test centre and whether or not the DVSA responded? 4) Provide copies of the documents you hold and procedures followed which relate to what happens if an individual examiner has a significantly higher or lower pass rate than their colleagues, including what measures an individual examiner may be subject to or have to adhere to in such circumstances? | 07/01/2022 11:11 | Not set |
| IA/01413/21 | All Information Delivered | Please can you tell me in the last five years has the dvsa ever been in to norrhlincolnshire council and checked there vehicles. Can you also release all examers reports | 13/01/2022 13:52 | Not set |
| IA/01436/21 | All Information Delivered | how many tests are available each day at both the Croydon and Mitcham practical driving test centres.Is there anything being done about this 6 month backlog?Are you looking to scrap the 2 year limit on a theory test certificate?the driving instructors at the Croydon and Mitcham test centres must be aware of the obstruction caused by a large white van at the junction of Rochford Way and Mitcham Road - are they planning to do anything about it? | 07/01/2022 11:33 | Not set |
| IA/01445/21 | Information Partially Delivered | Percentage of pass and fail rates for first time driving test candidates. To be broken down by ethnicity | 21/01/2022 12:43 | Not set |
| IA/01450/21 | Information Partially Delivered | Could you please inform me of the driving test pass rates at the Winchester, Oxford (Cowly) and Banbury driving test centres for the catagory B (car) test. Please provide a list of each type of Driver, Serious and Dangerous faults that can occour on the driving test, and the proportion of driving tests that each fault has occoured, in Winchester, Oxford (Cowly) and Banbury for the for the catagory B (car) test, for the last annual period. | 07/01/2022 11:42 | Not set |
| IA/01451/21 | All Information Delivered | Could you please supply me with the amount of car driving tests booked in for 2022 as of 20/12/21? Could you please break this down by day? - Could you please tell me what the max capacity is for testing across the country on average? - Could you please tell me on average over the last quarter, how many practical car driving tests were booked through the DVSA per day? | 04/01/2022 10:40 | Not set |
| IA/01453/21 | Information Partially Delivered | 1. Number of Module 1 riding tests undertaken2. Number of Module 1 tests failed3. Number of Module 1 tests failed by reason of failure1. Manual handling2. Slow control, Slalom, figure of eight3. U turn4. Controlled stop5. Emergency stop6. Hazard avoidance7. Visual 8. Etc.This data can also be shown by1. Test centre2. Month/year period | 04/01/2022 | Not set |
| IA/01460/21 | All Information Delivered | DPIA process mentioned, I would like to see the process map which can allow me to see the compliance with the GDPR- 2) how the scaling was decided and based on what data and evidence 3) what data was used for this 4) how were the indicators and parameters formed and on what evidence 5) What period of data was reviewed to create these 6) the staff that are analyzing the data and making the calls what training have they had and experience. I would like to request the training packages that have been used to train staff. - I would like to request a copy of the change impact assessment. - 8) publish equality information at least once a year to show how they've complied with the equality duty 9) prepare and publish equality objectives at least every 4 years 10) If this information can be shared and on where it was published and how. - the Equality Screening Review, Impact Assessment, Operational Assessments, equality assessments that would have taken place internally and how has it been captured external factors without the engagement from the users who are impacting. | 24/01/2022 09:57 | Not set |
| IA/01463/21 | Information Partially Delivered | Information on meeting's (minutes), correspondence, reports & recommendations in relation to the lease car scheme and personal car use for NGT workers within the DVSA. Information on meeting's (minutes), correspondence, reports & recommendations on the allocation of lease car vehicles issued to NGT workers within the DVSA. Information and decision on Lease car vehicle type issued to NGT workers within the DVSA | 28/01/2022 16:52 | Not set |
| IA/01466/21 | Information Partially Delivered | For the (2020/21) financial year please state how many (i) ADIs have had their registration revoked when a criminal conviction came to light and (ii) how many PDIs were refused registration as a result of a criminal record | 13/01/2022 14:00 | Not set |
| IA/01470/21 | All Information Delivered | Can you tell me during 2021,latest data available,what were the ten makes and models,of car,which failed the MOT test,on the most occasions? | 19/01/2022 11:57 | Not set |
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