Driving
Standards Agency (DSA) - Driving Standards
About
the Driving Standards Agency ( DSA )
The
Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is a trading fund with turnover of
over £152 million for the year 2006/07. Income for the year
2007/08 is expected to be in the region of £165 million, fully
funded by fee income and revenue from non-statutory activities.
DSA employs 2,653 staff, of which some 1,911 are driving examiners.
In 2006/07 the Agency conducted over 1.8 million practical tests
for car drivers, 101,000 vocational tests and over 83,000 motorcycle
rider tests. Over 1.5 million theory tests were carried out at 158
centres. At the end of the year there were 41,507 people on the
Register of Approved Driving Instructors.
DSA
Vision and Mission
DSA’s
vision is “Safe Driving for Life”. The overall mission
is to contribute to the public service agreement objective to achieve
40% reduction in riders and drivers killed or seriously injured
in road accidents, in the age group up to 24 years, by 2010 compared
with the average for 1994-98.
Their
contribution centres on:
- Setting
standards for drivers, riders and trainers
- Driver
education and the provision of learning resources
- Registering
and supervising quality assured instructors
- Modern,
effective and efficient assessments conducted as computer based
and practical tests
DSA’s Objectives
The DSA have three core strategic aims. To deliver:
- Better
services to customers
- Better
outcomes for citizens
- Better
value for money
The DSA will monitor delivery of these strategic aims through 6
specific outcomes:
- Effective
service to customers
- Improved
road safety
- Improved
journey time reliability on our roads
- Better
regulation
- Reduced
environmental impact, crime and anti-social behaviour
- Continuous
achievement of better value for money
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