Statutory guidance

Traffic commissioners: delegation of authority

Sets out the matters that traffic commissioners routinely delegate to staff acting on their behalf and deputy traffic commissioners.

From:
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
Published
3 May 2019
Last updated
9 January 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Statutory document no. 8: delegation of authority (the delegation of functions to staff, arrangements for multiple licence holders and lead traffic commissioners)

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Statutory document 8 – delegation of authority

Annex 2 - instrument of delegation

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Annex 3 - Suggested delegations

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Details

The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain issues guidance and directions under section 4C(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (as amended).

This guidance explains how the Senior Traffic Commissioner believes that traffic commissioners should interpret the law in relation to the delegation of their functions.

The directions are addressed to the traffic commissioners in respect of the approach to be taken by staff acting on behalf of individual traffic commissioners and dictate the operation of all delegated functions.

This document replaces the previous version dated September 2017.

Published 3 May 2019
Last updated 9 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. Removal of roles in suggested delegations.

  2. Rewording of driver delegations to assist with interpretation.

  3. Document updated to clarify delegations to the Traffic Commissioner Information Access Team and requirements under the DVSA Memorandum of Understanding

  4. updated: - Annex 3 - Suggested Delegations and reflected in .pdf document

  5. Publication of consultation draft to incorporate changes bought about by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/senior-traffic-commissioners-statutory-documents-2022-revisions

  6. Clarification of Statutory Document status to assist document users and consolidated suggested delegations

  7. Formalisation of driver conduct clerk delegations

  8. Reflecting legal update.

  9. Adding HTML copy of stat doc and ODT annex for accessibility purposes.

  10. Document updated.

  11. First published.

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