Transport written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to allowing delegated driving examiners to provide tests for multiple bus companies where there is no conflict of interest.
The appointment of 'delegated driving examiners' is provided for in legislation. This requires the company appointing the examiner to be approved by the Secretary of State and provides for the Secretary of State to impose conditions on that approval.
Under the approvals given to bus companies allowance can be made for testing of candidates employed or potentially employed by those companies or 'sister companies' i.e. another company within the same holding company. These companies have a vested interest in ensuring tests conducted are of a high quality. There is no provision for multiple companies to be approved and no such change has been proposed.
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