This came through on the newsfeeds. It says that from next year, VOSA (or Vosa) and the DSA will merge into a single, yet-to-be-named organisation. Both agencies will continue in their current forms for at least the next 12 months.
There is mention of the possibility of “[reduced] fees” – and I take that to mean the possibility of cheaper driving tests and cheaper ADI licences. We’ll have to see.
Rosemary Thew, the current DSA Chief Executive, is leaving at the end of the month. No mention is made of why.
The merger appears to have come about as a result of the consultation on motoring services strategies which ran for 3 months from December 2012.
Edit: This DSA Alert just came through with the announcement. The alert says that Rosemary Thew is “stepping down and leaving the Civil Service”.
There’s no mention of Alastair People’s (the new joint Chief Executive) comment about possible lower costs.