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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and predecessor: Registered files (VOSA Series)

Catalogue reference: VOSA 3

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VOSA 3

This series contains records on the management and policy of the Vehicle Inspectorate including co-ordination of activity with the Department of Transport and its other agencies through participation in the Driver and Vehicle Operator Group.

Full description and record details

Reference
VOSA 3
Title
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and predecessor: Registered files (VOSA Series)
Date
1992-2003
Description

This series contains records on the management and policy of the Vehicle Inspectorate including co-ordination of activity with the Department of Transport and its other agencies through participation in the Driver and Vehicle Operator Group.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in former reference order.

Related material

For the records of the Traffic Area Co-Ordination Division see LM 21

Records of the Vehicle Inspectorate are in: MT 170 MT 171

Former department reference
VOSA
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, 2003-2014
  • Vehicle Inspectorate Agency, 1988-2003
Physical description
file(s)
Access conditions
Records not yet transferred
Immediate source of acquisition

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

Custodial history
The records were gathered and re-registered under the VOSA prefix by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in 2003 when it was established.
Administrative / biographical background

The Vehicle Inspectorate was set up in 1987 from the Vehicle Inspection and Vehicle Safety Divisions of the Department of Transport. In 1988 the Inspectorate was made an Executive Agency. The role of the Inspectorate was to enforce the law on vehicle safety and environmental standards and to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of road safety and environmental standards. The Inspectorate fulfilled this primarily by testing vehicles either through its own enforcement personnel or through examiners it approved to conduct MOT Testing. In 2003 the Vehicle Inspectorate was amalgamated with the Traffic Area Network to form the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21100771/

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Records of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and predecessor: Registered files (VOSA Series)