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<p>No specific assessment has been made. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s
records are not connected to those of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
However, if drivers wish to access their own information and share it with car hire
companies using the online "View Driving Licence" service, they must first
verify their identity. To do this, the DVLA provides very limited information to DWP,
including National Insurance number. These details are only shared with the explicit
consent of the person using the service and gender information is not included. This
is an instantaneous and fully automated process and there is no manual accessing of
individual DWP records. The DVLA receives no information from DWP other than yes/no
confirmation of the validity of the national insurance number provided by the driver
or a notification if the driver is deceased.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Anyone who cannot
use the online service to generate the code which allows them to share their driving
licence information with third parties can telephone the DVLA who will generate a
code for them. The individual driver can use this code to share their information
with car hire companies if they choose to do so.</p><p> </p>
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