The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) could be axed under Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s ten-year plan for Britain, according to reports.
The government agency, which is responsible for maintaining records for drivers and vehicles in the UK, is reportedly among the bodies under review as Labour looks to cut underperforming and excessive Whitehall agencies.
Burnham could announce plans to scrap the DVLA in a speech outlining his ten-year plan, expected next month or in January, as part of a wider effort to ‘rewire the state’.
The DVLA maintains records for more than 53 million drivers in Great Britain and almost 48 million
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