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Driving Tests: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Commons · Question 35990 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of driving examiners in high cost of living areas.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 10 Mar 2025

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, DVSA will continually ...