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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Qualifications

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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 50010, tabled on 15 September 2021

Question

Alex Cunningham
Labour
Stockton North
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence; and whether he plans to amend the requirement for that certificate to help tackle driver shortages.

Answer

Andrew Stephenson
Conservative
Pendle
Commons

Answered on

20 September 2021

In 2016, the Government published a post-implementation review of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) 2007 regulations. The review considered the extent to which the regulations improved road safety and increased the professionalism of driving as an occupation. Road safety has improved but it is not possible to isolate the effect of the regulations from other measures.

HGV drivers continue to be required to hold a DCPC. Many employers are offering training packages to allow drivers whose DCPC has lapsed to renew it and return to driving.

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