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Driving Instruction: Standards

Commons · Question 982 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the fairness and accuracy of the current standards check system for Approved Driving Instructors.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 May 2026

When the current standards checks system was implemented in 2014, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducted a full consultation. The system has not changed and, therefore, there has been no formal consultation since those changes. The curre...