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DVSA FOI disclosure log, April 2024
Updated 7 November 2024
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| 2403-043834 | Successful | Written Legislation for carers attending theory tests please? | 03/04/2024 |
| 2404-044673 | Successful | The number of driving tests failed due to the eyesight part of the driving test. - We would like this as totals by year from 2016-(latest data) - We would also like this broken down by test centre or area of the UK for year 2023. - We would also like this broken down by age for year 2023 | 23/04/2024 |
| 2403-043478 | Successful | The information that we require is as follows: 1) Do you use a Social Media Management platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) What is your annual spend on a Social Media Management tool? 4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (month & year)? 5)Do you use a tool for Social Listening and/or a Media Monitoring platform? 6) If so, what tools do you use? 7) What is your annual spend on a tool for Social Listening and/or a Media Monitoring platform? 8) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (month & year)? 9) Who is the senior person responsible for managing these contracts? | 08/04/2024 |
| 2404-044059 | Partially successful | Please provide copies of any guidance, policies or communications issued to driving examiners within the previous 12 months about the process and rules for recording ADI badge numbers when candidates take a category B car practical test. Please also provide the number of complaints the DVSA has received in the previous 12 months from ADIs in relation to data protection concerns with their ADI number being recorded without their consent. Please provide the number of complaints that were Successful or dismissed | 24/04/2024 |
| 2403-043057 | Successful | more information that is available in relation to the Driver Competence Framework (car and light van). Car and light van driver competence framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) At the frontispiece the document refers to establishing data 'evidence' which I would like you to send to me, please! | 09/04/2024 |
| 2404-044226 | Successful | any reported electric battery bus fires in the UK. I am trying to compare risks and responses from emergency service on battery fires and there applicability to rail practices. | 15/04/2024 |
| 2404-044665 | Successful | I’m looking to find an updated table with driving test pass data that has details of driver age and gender. I have looked at the data in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ad76638bc29f000d2ccaa1/drt0202.ods This suggest that there was an update due at the end of last year: Date of publication Last updated: 12 July 2023 Next update: September 2023 | 23/04/2024 |
| 2403-043947 | Partially successful | I would like to have a breakdown of expired MOTs and sorned vehicles by location. Ideally, I’d like the past 12 months of data here (e.g. 27.03.2023 to 27.03.2024). For the sorned vehicles, please could I request that this is identifiable by the manufacturer/model/year – ideally all if possible. | 16/04/2024 |
| 2404-045366 | Successful | information with regards to the organisation’s Mobile Phones contract. You may have received the same request in the past and this information sent has now expired and I require an update as soon as possible for the following information: If there is more than one provider, please split all the information including the annual average spend, number of connections, duration, contract dates and internal contact details. 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 - 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 voices 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 conta | 30/04/2024 |
| 2403-042574 | Successful | I am looking for an updated version of these figures obtained last year by the AA through a Freedom of Information request: https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/driving-test-backlog-increases#:~:text=Figures%20show%20the%20backlog%20stood,lessons%20(October%202022)3. If this is not possible then a report of future bookings compared to last year would be helpful. Could you also compare these figures to the last five years? | 03/04/2024 |
| 2404-044328 | Successful | number of MOT refusals in 2023 The number of MOTs refused by the tester in the UK in 2023 (1st Jan to 31st December), broken down by month, and also reason for refusal (as per those set out on this page: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-testing-guide/appendix-3-grounds-for-refusal) Please provide this as an Excel spreadsheet (or similar format). | 17/04/2024 |
| 2404-044999 | Successful | How long is the current waiting time for a Part 2 ADI Exam in Camborne, Cornwall and what is the current wait time for Part 3 ADI Exam at the same centre? | 19/04/2024 |
| 2404-044818 | Partially successful | 1. How many Practical Driving Tests for cars and motorbikes, and ADI Part 2 and Part 3 Tests took place at the Reading Practical Test Centre in total in 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2023. 2. How many Practical Driving Tests for car and motorbikes, and ADI Part 2 and Part 3 Tests took Place at the High Wycombe Practical Test Centre in 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2023 3. How many Practical Driving Tests for cars and motorbikes, and ADI Part 2 and Part 3 Tests took place at the Newbury Test Centre, which names was changed to the Greenham Test Centre when it's site moved, in 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2023. 4. How many Practical Driving Tests for cars and motorbikes, and ADI 2 and Part 3 Tests took Place in the South East i 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2023 5. How many Practical Driving Tests for cars and motorbike, and ADI Part 2 and Part 3 Tests took place in the UK in 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2023. | 23/04/2024 |
| 2403-042025 | Successful | For the period 2022/23 we would like to be provided with the following information – broken down into Operator Compliance Risk Score (ORCS) categories – where there is no OCRS category for those vehicles, pleas show these as N/A. For HGV vehicles: 1) The total number of vehicles tested, shown by: a) first or annual MOT tests b) MOT retest/s 2) The total numbers of vehicles that failed their MOT for Inspection item number 71 Service Brake Performance, defect No1 [all defects – a-b(v)] – with the data show as: c) first or annual MOT tests d) for MOT retests For HGV trailers, only those that are assigned to an operator, so can be identified through OCRS: 3) The total number of trailers tested, shown by: e) first or annual MOT tests f) MOT retest/s 4) The total numbers of trailers that failed their MOT for Inspection item number 71 Service Brake Performance, defect No1 [all defects – a-b(v)] – with the data show as: g) first or annual MOT tests h) for MOT retests | 10/04/2024 |
| 2403-042885 | Successful | For both the periods 2021/22 & 2022/23 we would like to be provided with the following information, by year: 1) The average (or failing this, the year-end) number of Operators rated as OCRS “Red”. 2) The total number of investigations/follow-up actions undertaken by DVSA on Red rated operators, segregated by action type, i.e. Desk Based Assessment, in-person Maintenance Investigation, etc. | 15/04/2024 |
| 2403-043174 | Successful | up to date list of ATFs in the UK please. Test station number, trading name, address and contact details if possible. | 16/04/2024 |
| 2404-044477 | Successful | a list of all the UK "authorised testing facility" or AVT for MOTs on HGV vehicles . Can you provide the company name, Address including postcode, telephone number and email address. | 16/04/2024 |
| 2404-044668 | Successful | any known engine issues with citroen 1.5 d timing chain MY 2022 | 23/04/2024 |
| 2403-043175 | Successful | a list of designated vehicle weighing areas in Norfolk that have been tested for level compliance within the past 13 months. | 15/04/2024 |
| 2403-043906 | Successful | As at the date of processing this request (or the nearest date possible), please supply the number of ADIs who are currently in breach of: - 1 trigger - 2 triggers - 3 triggers - all 4 triggers As per your methodology at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-driving-instructor-adi-standards-check-indicators-and-triggers/approved-driving-instructor-adi-standards-check-indicators-and-triggers Please also supply the number of ADIs where no data is held on these triggers. Please also supply the total number of ADIs, so that it’s possible to calculate a percentage of ADIs in each bracket. | 23/04/2024 |
| 2403-043634 | Successful | 1. What guidelines, rules or regulations were in force prior to 1st January 1998 in relation to the examination of Kit cars, Radically Altered vehicles and Kit Conversions. 2. Where could I view or obtain a copy of these guidelines | 16/04/2024 |
| 2404-044320 | Successful | 1. What data storage vendors do you currently use for your primary storage? 2. How large in Terabytes is your primary storage? (>50TB, 50-200TB, 200-500TB, 500-1PB, 1PB<?) 3. How many physical servers do you have? 4. Do you use containerized applications anywhere within your IT infrastructure? 5. Do you use Kubernetes anywhere within your IT infrastructure? 6. Who do you use for your infrastructure and backup storage software? 7. How large is your backup storage in Terabytes? 8. What data do you use your backup storage for? 9. When is your backup storage due for refresh? 10. Do you use the public Cloud (AWS/Microsoft Azure/Google Cloud)? 11. If you use Public Cloud, what applications are you using it for? 12. How large in terabytes is your public cloud estate? 13. Do you use Azure VMware Solution? 14. When is your primary data storage due for a refresh/review? 15. Which VAR (value-added resellers) do you purchase IT infrastructure through? (E.g., CDW/Softcat/MTI/Telefonica Tech, etc.) 16. Which frameworks does your procurement use? 17. Does the Estates department have a budget to purchase medical devices and IT separate to central IT for CCTV? 18. What is the annual budget for Estates/Facilities? 19. What % of the estates budget is associated with IT systems for the management and running of the building and facilities (e.g., CCTV systems)? | 24/04/2024 |
| 2403-043945 | Successful | 1) How many candidates took their driving test (L-test) in a car which did not have dual controls fitted, from September 2023-February 2024; 2) What was their pass rate? | 04/04/2024 |
| 2403-042328 | Successful | • Complaints dealt with by investigation (ie Misconduct) • Complaints dealt with as a quality-of-service issue | 10/04/2024 |
| 2403-042716 | Successful | “1. The estimated total number of acres of land that you own. 2. The estimated total number of acres that you own which are not in operational use. 3. The annual spending on managing and maintaining your property estate in the financial year 2022/23. Please provide a breakdown. 4. The number of empty homes you currently own. 5. The number of empty buildings you currently own that are not homes. Please provide a copy of your asset register.” | 02/04/2024 |
| 2403-044009 | Successful | the MOT failure rate of Class 5 vehicles between March 2023 and March 2024. Could I please get the breakdown of: The reasons for rejection The make and model of Class 5 vehicles rejected. | 16/04/2024 |