Call for evidence outcome

Effectiveness of Driver CPC: call for evidence

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Report on the call for evidence

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UK government response to the EU

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Driver CPC review: stakeholder discussion notes

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We received 1,318 responses to the call for evidence.

The government’s response has now been sent to the European Commission. The response represents ministers’ views but takes account of what the freight, passenger transport and other industries said.


Original call for evidence

Summary

Evidence about how effective the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) has been for lorry, bus and coach drivers.

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Call for evidence description

The Driving Standards Agency wants evidence about the effectiveness of Driver CPC so that the UK government can respond to an assessment being run by the European Commission.

The European Commission has asked for feedback about:

  • the general relevance, effectiveness and impact of Driver CPC
  • the scope of the requirements and exemptions
  • the structure and content of the training, including the subjects covered
Published 4 September 2013
Last updated 26 November 2013 + show all updates
  1. Published the report on the call to evidence and the government's response to the European Commission.

  2. First published.