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Guidance

DVSA earned recognition: guide to the scheme

A guide to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.

From:: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published: 24 April 2018
Last updated: 2318 ~~June~~July ~~2022~~2024 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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DVSA earned recognition: scheme guide

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Details

This guide explains everything you need to know about the DVSA earned recognition scheme, including how to become:

an accredited operator
an authorised audit provider
a validated systems supplier

Published 24 April 2018
Last updated 2318 ~~June~~July ~~2022~~2024 + show all updates

18 July 2024
Added information on how to report incidents to section 6.

23 June 2022
Section 1.3 Overview of attaining DVSA earned recognition standard - operators must make improvements if they only part meet or do not meet the standards. Section 3.1 HGV and PSV standards documents - updated sections in list of standards. Section 5 Initial audit - audit providers can no longer use their own audit standards. Section 5.1 Audit outcome - added ‘Standards part met’ section. Section 6.3 Audit outcome - added ‘Standards part met’ section. Section 10.2.1 AAP application review - removed information about checking auditor standards align with DVSA earned recognition standards.
2 December 2021
Updated to the latest version of the scheme guide.
1 February 2021
Added information about the extra modules that are available.
18 June 2019
Added an updated version of the guide. The advice that 'applications will be processed in batches quarterly' has been removed as this is no longer the case.
24 April 2018
First published.

Update history

2024-07-18 09:45
Added information on how to report incidents to section 6.

2022-06-23 11:00
Section 1.3 Overview of attaining DVSA earned recognition standard – operators must make improvements if they only part meet or do not meet the standards.Section 3.1 HGV and PSV standards documents – updated sections in list of standards.Section 5 Initial audit – audit providers can no longer use their own audit standards.Section 5.1 Audit outcome – added ‘Standards part met’ section.Section 6.3 Audit outcome – added ‘Standards part met’ section.Section 10.2.1 AAP application review – removed information about checking auditor standards align with DVSA earned recognition standards.