The UK’s DVSA has been busy this first month of 2026. In light of DVSA’s increasing involvement in dangerous goods, in particular the DGSA exam arrangements a new layout of the DGSA exam and its requirements (syllabus) has been published on the UK Government You Gov web pages.
This is a clearer approach to the exam content, times and number of questions that are posed. New samples of a previous test paper in each exam has been provided but to date no guidance has been provided on sample answers, referencing or how the exam is marked.
The other publication is their UK’ End of Year Annual Report Document Template for use by all DGSAs in the UK. Its use is not mandatory and it does not replace the version designed and provided for BADGP members. A full comparison of both reports will be provided in our next newsletter.
The UK is required, as an ADR contracting party, to respond to a question at WP15 a few years ago to report on the progress and support that is provided to DGSAs. Initially the DfT reached out to BADGP for assistance which we gladly gave in the form of designing an End of Year Report template, providing feedback on the exam syllabus and creating the post exam DGSA+ programme. BADGP were asked to share with all DG professional the End of Year template and to extend the DGSA+ programme beyond its members. After consideration BADGP took the decision to keep the report and programme as BADGP member benefits.
It is good to see that the DVSA are providing template and further explanation for all DGSAs in the community but we are naturally going to state that BADGP membership provides much more in the way of developing skills and knowledge that are essential to all DG professionals.
