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<p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) discloses personal data from its
registers to authorised third parties with a legitimate reason for requesting it.
Data is only disclosed where it is fair and lawful to do so and in compliance with
the Data Protection Act. Comprehensive safeguards are in place to ensure that DVLA
data provided to third parties is requested for specific purposes and is used appropriately.
Information on the organisations that the DVLA discloses data to can be found at the
following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with</a></p><p>In
2014/15, the DVLA received £15.1m from data sharing activities. The DVLA’s data release
charges are set to recover the cost of providing the information. While DVLA is permitted
to charge a fee for the release of information under the reasonable cause provisions,
it is not permitted to profit from it. The fees are set to recover the related administrative
costs and so that it is the applicant and not the taxpayer who funds this activity.</p>
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