Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) was an executive agency granted trading fund status in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Transport of the United Kingdom Government.
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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | |
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Abbreviation | VOSA |
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Formed | 3 April 2003[1] |
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Dissolved | 31 March 2014 |
Annual budget | £197 million[2] |
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National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | UK |
Operations jurisdiction | UK |
Legal jurisdiction | England, Wales and Scotland |
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Parent agency | Department for Transport |
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It was announced on 20 June 2013 that VOSA would merge with the Driving Standards Agency into a single agency in 2014.[3] The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013.[4] VOSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and its responsibilities passed to the DVSA on 1 April 2014.