DVLA Could Be Scrapped in Andy Burnham’s 10-Year Plan

DVLA could be scrapped in Andy Burnham’s 10-year plan

The changes could see DVLA merged with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Burnham's 10-year plan is already running out of time

Burnham should be praised for his longer-term thinking, but how much use is a 10-year plan with only 2½ years to execute it, asks Eliot Wilson.

DVLA could be scrapped in Andy Burnham 10-year plan

Andy Burnham could scrap Britain's driving licence regulator in an effort to "rewire the state".The Prime Minister, in his "10-year plan" speech, will target unaccountable or underperforming quangos.Government departments have been sent a "rewiring the state commission", urging them to identify arm's-length bodies whose powers can be folded into regional mayors.In 2025, Sir Keir Starmer announced a massive review of quangos, including the abolit…