Every 'thing' is tracked. The theory being that the system knows what's out there, where and with who - simpler than relying on a 'high trust' "vetted license holder" model. The issue with the vetting system is how do you ensure that the vetting is done right every time without an expensive audit system?
In reality - we on the ground can see the failures with the registry in terms of accuracy and usefulness but it's much much simpler to audit that as a database of 'things' rather than having an audit division having to retrospectively revisit fit and proper person tests and that's it.
The license testing model is changing from July again too, much fewer people to audit with more stringent access requirements to complete the testing to jump through that hoop to get your licence...
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