A consultation paper seeking views on access to information from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI) vehicle register has been launched today by the Department for Transport.
The provisions governing the release of this data have, in effect, been in place, for over 40 years. When these provisions were originally introduced they did not envisage the introduction of electronic databases, the large number of vehicles now on the roads, or the range of bodies now requesting access.
This consultation seeks views on:
* the organisations that should have information from the vehicle register and the reasons for their having it;
* how we manage access to the register; and
* the audit regime for those who are granted access.
Roads Minister Stephen Ladyman said:
"We think it's very important to protect privacy and confidentiality, and I understand why many people have serious concerns about the kinds of organisations that receive information from the vehicle register.
"The rules were put in place a long time ago, but the time is now right to look again at whether these rules are right for today's circumstances.
"We want a system that protects people from misuse of their personal details, but that enables organisations and individuals with a good reason to identify the keeper of a vehicle to do so."
The provisions governing the release of this data have, in effect, been in place, for over 40 years. When these provisions were originally introduced they did not envisage the introduction of electronic databases, the large number of vehicles now on the roads, or the range of bodies now requesting access.
This consultation seeks views on:
* the organisations that should have information from the vehicle register and the reasons for their having it;
* how we manage access to the register; and
* the audit regime for those who are granted access.
Roads Minister Stephen Ladyman said:
"We think it's very important to protect privacy and confidentiality, and I understand why many people have serious concerns about the kinds of organisations that receive information from the vehicle register.
"The rules were put in place a long time ago, but the time is now right to look again at whether these rules are right for today's circumstances.
"We want a system that protects people from misuse of their personal details, but that enables organisations and individuals with a good reason to identify the keeper of a vehicle to do so."
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