Question follow-through · 2853
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations she is having with the DVSA to support the recruitment of additional examiners in the Advanced Driving Instructor team.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations she is having with the DVSA to support the recruitment of additional examiners in the Advanced Driving Instructor team.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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22 May 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has seen unprecedented numbers of applications from people wishing to become approved driving instructors (ADI) - a 152% increase since 2018-19. Alongside this, the pass rate for the part 3 test has declined,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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