Department for Transport
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Image:Det-standard.PNG In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently Alistair Darling. It is not to be confused with the United States Department of Transportation.
The department for transport has been reorganised a number of times in its history, particularly under the current government, being known as or part of:
- 2002- Department for Transport
- 2001-2002: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- 1997-2001: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- 1976-1997: Department of Transport
- 1970-1976: Department for the Environment
- 1959-1970: Ministry of Transport
- 1953-1959: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
- 1945-1953: Ministry of Transport
- 1941-1945: Ministry of War Transport
- 1919-1941: Ministry of Transport
The name "Ministry of Transport" lives on in the MOT test, which vehicles registered in the UK are required to pass on an annual basis.
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Current DfT ministers
From May 2005:
- Secretary of State for Transport - The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
- Minister of State - Dr Stephen Ladyman MP
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Derek Twigg MP
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Karen Buck MP
Permanent Secretary
The DfT Permanent Secretary is David Rowlands, who succeeded Rachel Lomax in 2003, when she became Deputy Governor of the Bank Of England.
Executive agencies
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch(AIBB)
- Driving Standards Agency (DSA) [1]
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) [2]
- Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) [3]
- Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) [4]
- Highways Agency (HA) [5]
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) [6]
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) [7]
- Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
- Transport Research Laboratory (formerly known as the Road Research Laboratory, then the Transport and Road Research Laboratory); now a privatised company
Non-departmental public bodies
The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:
