Consultation outcome

Amending the Road Traffic Act 1988 to allow registered healthcare professionals to complete DVLA medical questionnaires

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

On 12 May 2022, the government published a consultation report and summary of responses received for its consultation on proposals to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to allow registered healthcare professionals to complete DVLA medical questionnaires.

This document also outlines the government’s response to the consultation.

Alongside this, the government published:

  • The draft affirmative Legislative Reform (Provision of Information etc Relating to Disabilities) Order 2022
  • Explanatory document
  • De-Minimis assessment

Appendices:

  1. Department for Transport Public Consultation respondents
  2. Consultation questions

Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks your views on changing the Road Traffic Act 1988, as amended, to enable healthcare professionals other than registered medical practitioners (doctors with full General Medical Council (GMC) registration) to complete DVLA medical questionnaires.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This change will apply in England, Scotland and Wales only. Driver licensing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.

Documents

DVLA LRO consultation and De Minimis assessment

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Ymgynghoriad LRO ac Asesiad De Minimis DVLA

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Published 8 November 2021
Last updated 12 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Government’ response to the consultation.

  2. First published.