Executive agency of the UK Department for Transport
Driving Standards Agency
Abbreviation
DSA
Formation
1 April 1990
Dissolved
31 March 2014
Type
Government agency (Trading fund)
Purpose
Administration of UK driving tests
Headquarters
The Axis Building
Location
Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, UK
Region served
Great Britain
Chief Executive
Alastair Peoples
Main organ
Executive Board
Parent organization
Department for Transport
Affiliations
VOSA, DVLA, VCA
Budget
£176m (2008)
Staff
2,653
Website
www.gov.uk/dsa
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) was an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
DSA promoted road safety in Great Britain by improving driving and motorcycling standards. It set standards for education and training, as well as carrying out theory and practical driving and riding tests.
The responsibilities of DSA only covered Great Britain. In Northern Ireland the same role was carried out by the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA).
It was announced on 20 June 2013 that DSA would merge with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency into a single agency in 2014.[1] The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013.[2] The DSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and the DVSA took over its responsibilities on 1 April 2014.
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