Driver CPC 2018/9

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Dear Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,

How many drivers still have to complete full CPC trading for 2018/9 cycle in England, Scotland and Wales

A have 0 to 7 hours left to complete
B have 7 to 14 hours left to complete
C have 14 to 21 hours left to complete
D have 21 to 28 hours to complete
E have 28 to 35 hours to complete

F what are the 3 most popular courses?
E and the number of drivers that have completed those courses

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Coles

foi@dvsa.gov.uk,

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Public Liaison Team             T    0115 9366028

The Axis Building  

112 Upper Parliament Street   www.gov.uk/dvsa

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 6LP

 

 

Ms Catherine Coles

by email: [FOI #538347 email]

 

our ref: IA/02428/18

 

9 January 2019                                                          

 

Dear Ms Coles

 

Information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA)

 

Further to your request of 10 December 2018, I can confirm that we have
handled your request for information about Driver CPC within the terms of
the FoIA.

 

Your request and our responses are as follows:

 

How many drivers still have to complete full CPC training for 2018/9 cycle
in England, Scotland and Wales

A have 0 to 7 hours left to complete
B have 7 to 14 hours left to complete
C have 14 to 21 hours left to complete
D have 21 to 28 hours to complete
E have 28 to 35 hours to complete

Please note we are unable to provide the requested information. This is
because DVSA does not hold records of how many professional drivers are
active in the road haulage and passenger transport industries. We do
however publish information about the amount of periodic training
completed and the number of driver qualification cards issued on Gov.uk,
which can be accessed via the following link:

 

[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistica...

F what are the 3 most popular courses?
E and the number of drivers that have completed those courses

 

The 3 most popular driver CPC courses and the number of drivers that have
completed them are as follows:

 

Modular
Course
(LGV) 24669
Modular
Course 16464
Modular
Course 15630

 

Please note the names of the specific approved training providers are
withheld from disclosure under section 43 (commercial interests) of the
FoIA. Section 43(2) states that information is exempt information if its
disclosure under this Act would, or would likely to, prejudice the
commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding
it).

 

As part of our application of section 43 we are required by the act to
conduct a public interest test to assess the public’s interest in
disclosure of the requested information. Please see attached at Annex A
our public interest test that we have conducted. 

 

You can read more information re section 43 of the FoIA via the following
link:

 

[2]https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...

 

DVSA's priority is to help everyone through a lifetime of safe driving.

 

The CPC deadline for drivers with a licence to drive both buses and
lorries professionally, is 9 September 2019. Drivers should complete their
training in good time, and not leave it to the last minute when demand for
training courses will be high.

 

With more than 3,000 courses to choose from, including customer service,
disability awareness, drivers’ hours rules and fuel-efficient driving,
drivers and employers should choose courses based on their continuing
professional development and operational concerns. A well-planned training
programme, relevant to a driver’s day-to-day role, can provide many
benefits.

 

Drivers will still need to complete periodic training after we leave the
European Union in March 2019.

 

 

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request, you can ask
for an internal review by contacting Vasim Choudhary, Public Liaison
Manager, at [3][email address] or at the above address.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Suzanne

 

 

Suzanne Durrance | Corporate Reputation
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | The Axis Building, 112 Upper
Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 6LP
Phone: (0115) 936 6029
 
Find out more about government services at [4]www.gov.uk/dvsa

 

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4. http://www.gov.uk/dvsa