Digital driving licences - 2025
Dear Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,
Please can you provide the latest information relating to the recent news around "digital driving licences":
What is the timescale for introducing this?
Have any contracts been signed in this regard?
What costs have been incurred so far, and can you break this down as much as you are able?
What measures would be in place to combat fraud in relation to electronic ID?
Yours faithfully,
Wren Wood
Good morning,
The DVLA are dealing with your request under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request has been given reference number: FOIR12088
You should expect to receive a reply to your request by: 14 February 2025
If you have further questions or enquiries on this request please quote the reference number.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Strategy, Policy & Communications Directorate | C2 | DVLA | Swansea | SA6 7JL
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Dear Wren Wood,
Please see attached.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Strategy, Policy & Communications Directorate | C2 | DVLA | Swansea | SA6
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Dear FOI,
Have you got an update on this FOI please? Your attached letter states Friday was the revised deadline.
Yours sincerely,
Wren Wood
Good morning,
Apologies there is an error in the letter attached, the wrong date has been quoted.
The new date should state 14 March 2025.
You can expect to receive your reply by this date.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Strategy, Policy & Communications Directorate | C2 | DVLA | Swansea | SA6 7JL
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Dear FOI,
The extended deadline you provided has now long passed - do you have an update on my FOI please?
May I remind you that the ICO requires the public authority to reply "promptly" - this has been anything but. By law, under all circumstances, the DVLA should have responded by now.
In addition to my original request, I would like to request an internal review around the timescales of my deadline.
Yours sincerely,
Wren Wood
Dear sir,
Thank you for your e-mail and I apologise for the delay.
The reason for this delay is that we are considering whether any information held is commercially sensitive, this is taking a little longer than expected. I will follow this up today and endeavour to get a reply to you this week.
Just on your request for an internal review - as your initial request is still pending a response, we cannot provide you with an internal review - but I do hope the above clarifies the position.
Regards
Freedom of Information Team
Dear FOI,
This has now become unacceptable and I will be referring this case to the ICO. This has not been a "prompt" response.
Yours sincerely,
Wren Wood
Dear sirs,
Please see attached a reply to your Freedom of Information request.
ICO: Case Reference: IC-373127-Z0G3.
Regards
Freedom of Information Team, DVLA
Dear Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,
Thank you for your reply, despite it being incredibly delayed.
Please could you clarify which "existing contract with a third party" you refer to, and what entity it is with?
Yours faithfully,
Wren Wood
Good afternoon,
The DVLA are dealing with your request under the terms of The Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request has been given reference number: FOIR12355.
You should expect to receive a reply to your request by: 16 May 2025.
If you have further questions or enquiries on this request please quote the reference number.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Strategy, Policy & Communications Directorate | C2 | DVLA | Swansea | SA6 7JL
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