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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Recruitment

Commons · Question 1277 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122247, what assessment her Department has made of the lessons learned from the recruitment of driving examiners via Jobcentre Plus referrals; and how t

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 21 May 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) piloted the Department for Work and Pension's (DWP) Direct Temporary Recruitment scheme at six high‑vacancy driving examiner (DE) locations. From the pilot, DVSA made 37 job offers. Candidates are now undergo...