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Recommendation 6
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We recommend that the Department for Transport provides an update to the Committee on progress...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department for Transport provides an update to the Committee on progress with the Driver 2020 project by July 2021. (Paragraph 81) Road safety: young and novice drivers 33
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We can update the Transport Select Committee on the progress of the Driver 2020 project in July 2021, however we are able to state now that we will not have any findings by this date. The project was due to report in early 2022 but is now scheduled to report early in 2023 due to the impact of COVID-19 and resulting lockdown measures (in particular, the cessation of driving lessons and most driving tests for periods in both 2020 and 2021 which have impeded learners progress through the project). We will have some initial findings on the impacts of the novice driver interventions (telematics and the mentor agreement) in Spring 2022 and the Department will be able to update the Committee on these at that time. We will also share the final findings with the Committee when the project completes, expected Spring 2023.