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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
Series
Department of Transport: Driving Standards Agency; Registered Files (DSA series)
Catalogue reference: DSA 5
What's it about?
DSA 5
The records in this series cover the Administration of the Driving Standards Agency and the development of driving tests.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DSA 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Transport: Driving Standards Agency; Registered Files (DSA series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1990-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series cover the Administration of the Driving Standards Agency and the development of driving tests.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- DSA
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Driving Standards Agency, 1990-2014
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2019 Department of Transport
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Department for Transport to 2014
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Files covering policy on the size, shape, role and future of the Agency will be recommended for retention, as will papers of the Board. There are approximately 40 files marked for review originating between 1991 and 2014
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) was set up on 1 April 1990 as an executive agency of the Department of Transport to promote road safety in Great Britain by setting standards for driving motor vehicles, including motorcycles.
The DSA carried out practical and theoretical tests in driving by employing examiners based at driving test centres throughout Great Britain. The tests were booked and the centres administered by the DSA Regional Offices. DSA was based in Nottingham and the organisation was headed by a Chief Executive and Board. It also administered the statutory Register of Approved Driving Instructors (ADI’s) and supervised the approved training bodies and instructors for basic training of motorcyclists. It was funded by fees received to cover the cost of each activity.
The DSA was amalgamated with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) in April 2014 to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16917515/
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