Written questions

Driving Tests: Recruitment

Commons · Question 124213 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122543 on Driving Tests: Recruitment, what workforce planning model the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to determine when to initiate recruitment cam

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Apr 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) uses learner postcode mapping to guide workforce planning and recruitment strategies. The DVSA will continue to assess the recruitment needs of all test centres in the UK and will continue to launch further r...