Thank you for your email.

If you are requesting information under:

· The Freedom of Information Act – we will normally respond within 20
working days

· Data Protection Act – we will respond within 40 calendar days

· Environmental Information Regulations - we will normally respond within
20 working days

  Public Liaison Team             T    0115 9366028

The Axis Building  

112 Upper Parliament Street   www.gov.uk/dvsa

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 6LP

Louis Goddard

by email: [FOI #527443 email]

our ref: IA/02265/18

9 November 2018

Dear L Goddard

Information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA)

Further to your request of 19 October 2018, I can confirm that we have
handled your request for information about legal disputes between DVSA and
multiple organisations within the terms of the FoIA.

Your request and our response is as follows:

I write to ask for information under the freedom of information act.

1. For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year
to 18.10.18 please state:
- the number of legal disputes between your department and other central
government departments and non-departmental government bodies.

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute, with current status
(resolved or ongoing) -Total time period of the dispute from bringing of
proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your
department

2. For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year
to 18.10.18 please supply the number of legal disputes between yours
department and a UK local council (including district, county, borough,
unitary, parish).

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute with current status
(resolved or ongoing) -Total time period of the dispute from bringing of
proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your
department.

3.For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year
to 18.10.18 please state the number of legal disputes between your
department and a regional mayoral department.

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute, with current status
(resolved or ongoing) -Total time period of the dispute from bringing of
proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your
department

Please note DVSA has not been involved with any legal disputes or court
cases with the organisations/departments listed in your request.

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 [1][email address] or at the above address.

Yours sincerely

Sam Cox

Public Liaison Officer

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]