{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/20894.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":20894,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Watchdog over the DVLA","background":null,"additional_details":"Its time there was a watchdog over the DVLA. There is on every thing else eg; power, water, health, and more but nothing over the DVLA. Its time this stopped and a regulating body put in place.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-10-31T11:24:49.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:28.770Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:36:14.644Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-10-31T11:24:49.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"The DVLA is part of the Civil Service, and is responsible to Department for Transport Ministers, who in turn are accountable to Parliament.  There is, therefore, a watchdog over the DVLA.  Indeed, the House of Commons Transport Select Committee will be questioning the chief executive of the DVLA later this month."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}