Editing Driving Standards Agency (section)

{{Short description|Former executive agency in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
|name                = Driving Standards Agency
|image               = Driving Standards Agency.png
|size                = 150px
|abbreviation        = DSA
|formation           = 1 April 1990
|dissolved           = 31 March 2014
|type                = [[Government agency]] ([[Trading fund]])
|purpose             = Administration of UK driving tests
|headquarters        = The Axis Building
|location            = Upper Parliament Street, [[Nottingham]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
|region_served       = [[Great Britain]]
|membership          = 
|leader_title        = Chief Executive
|leader_name         = Alastair Peoples
|main_organ          = Executive Board
|parent_organization = [[Department for Transport]]
|affiliations        = [[Vehicle and Operator Services Agency|VOSA]], [[Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency|DVLA]], [[Vehicle Certification Agency|VCA]]
|num_staff           = 2,653
|budget              = £176m (2008)
|website             = {{url|https://www.gov.uk/dsa|www.gov.uk/dsa}}
}}

The '''Driving Standards Agency''' ('''DSA''') was an [[executive agency]] of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Department for Transport]] (DfT).

DSA promoted road safety in [[Great Britain]] by improving driving and motorcycling standards. It set standards for education and training, as well as carrying out theory and practical driving and riding tests.

The responsibilities of DSA only covered Great Britain. In [[Northern Ireland]] the same role was carried out by the [[Driver & Vehicle Agency]] (DVA).

It was announced on 20 June 2013 that DSA would merge with the [[Vehicle and Operator Services Agency]] into a single agency in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/improving-services-for-motorists|title=Improving services for motorists - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> The name of the new agency was confirmed as the [[Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency]] (DVSA) on 28 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-named|title=Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency named - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> The DSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and the DVSA took over its responsibilities on 1 April 2014.