Question follow-through · 52175
Driving Instruction: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Scottish driving instructors to undergo (a) PVG and (b) DBS checks.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Scottish driving instructors to undergo (a) PVG and (b) DBS checks.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
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20 May 2025
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) takes the safety of learner drivers extremely seriously.DVSA requires every prospective approved driving instructor (ADI) in Great Britain to apply for an enhanced disclosure and barring (DBS) check before be...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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