Traffic Commissioners: service level agreement (SLA) with DVSA
Detailing the provision of support services to the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
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The Traffic Commissioners (TCs) licence the HGV and PSV industries and take action against the non-compliant with the aim of ensuring road safety and fair competition within Great Britain. TCs also regulate the applicants for and holders of PSV and LGV vocational driver licences on behalf of the Secretary of State.
The importance of retaining the independence and impartiality of TCs, whilst exercising their statutory roles as a tribunal and regulator, were recognised in the legal Framework agreement signed by the Minister and the Senior Traffic Commissioner (STC) in June 2012.
In order to carry out their functions TCs require and receive support from the Department for Transport (DfT) and its executive agencies, including, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 provides that: “Subject to the approval of the Treasury, the Secretary of State may appoint such persons to act as officers and servants of a traffic commissioner as he considers appropriate”.
This agreement has no statutory or contractual basis but is issued with, and is subject to, agreement between the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.