Consultation outcome: DSA and VOSA: legislative amendments proposed as a consequence of the merger

Updated: Summary of responses to the consultation on the legislative amendments proposed as a consequence of the merger of the Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency added.

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) are to be merged to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). In this consultation we seek views on amendments to legislation to replace references to DSA and VOSA with DVSA.

DSA and VOSA are executive agencies of DfT; they exercise their powers and functions on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport and, accordingly DSA and VOSA are not specifically mentioned in much of the legislation under which they operate.

The required amendments are minor consequential changes required as a result of the merging of DSA and VOSA to form a single agency with a different name. The substantive provisions which currently apply to DSA and VOSA and which apply to the DVSA will not be exchanged or extended.