Question follow-through · 122543
Driving Tests: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of poster-based recruitment for driving examiner roles.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of poster-based recruitment for driving examiner roles.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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25 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) advertises all driving examiner vacancies on Civil Service Jobs (opens in a new tab) on GOV.UK. Over the last 12 months, DVSA has used the following online job sites to reach a wider pool of applicants:DfT Ca...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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