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Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers)

A Bill to provide for the suspension in certain circumstances of registration and licences relating to the provision of driving instruction; to make provision about exemptions from prohibitions concerning registration (including provision about suspension); to make provision about compensation in connection with suspension; and for connected purposes

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2009 by Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law, receiving Royal Assent on 12 November 2009.

What the bill does

<p>The main purpose of this Bill is to address the concern that it can take a minimum of 45 days between the Registrar notifying an Approved Driving Instructor that that instructor may be removed from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors, and the removal taking effect. This has led to at least one case in which a driving instructor who had been convicted of a sexual offence involving a pupil was able to continue giving instruction while the deregistration process continued.</p><p>The Bill would enable the Registrar to suspend an instructor&rsquo;s registration at the same time as informing the instructor of the proposed removal from the register. The Registrar will be able to suspend an instructor&rsquo;s registration in this way only if the Registrar believes that the instructor would pose a significant threat to the safety of members of the public if the registration were not suspended.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 25 Feb 2009
  2. 2nd reading Commons 15 May 2009
  3. Money resolution Commons 15 Jun 2009
  4. Committee stage Commons 17 Jun 2009
  5. Report stage Commons 26 Jun 2009
  6. 3rd reading Commons 26 Jun 2009
  7. 1st reading Lords 29 Jun 2009
  8. 2nd reading Lords 10 Jul 2009
  9. Order of Commitment discharged Lords 20 Oct 2009
  10. 3rd reading Lords 29 Oct 2009
  11. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 Nov 2009

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Nov 2009.