Sharing the skills of our staff with the local community is the inspiration behind our Employability Skills Programme (ESP). Karys Dermody, HR Diversity and Inclusion Manager, who has been at the helm of the programme since it launched in 2017, tells us more.
Back in November I presented to our Executive Team and was given approval to invest in a User Experience (UX) testing Lab. We’ve been doing usability testing here since 2008 and as an organisation we are committed to delivering excellent …
Following the success of our first abolition of the counterpart webchat last month, we'll be hosting our second on Thursday 26 March at 10:30am. This second webchat will give our stakeholders, commercial customers and suppliers a further opportunity to ask …
Rohan Gye’s recent blog 400 days of transformation has reminded us that many of the changes we’re delivering stem from the Red Tape Challenge introduced by government in April 2011. This gave business and the general public the opportunity to challenge the …
As you know on 8 June 2015 the paper counterpart (D740) to the photocard driving licence will no longer be a valid document and will not be produced and issued by DVLA. This change will affect individuals and businesses that …
On 2 March 2015 the drug driving law changed to make it easier for the police to catch and convict drug drivers. It’s now an offence to drive with certain drugs above a specified level in your blood - just …
In my role as head of DVLA Systems Development it’s not only my job to ensure my staff have the right skills to do their job but also to support an eco system of tech talent in the local area …
On 26 February it was my honour to represent DVLA at the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards in Manchester. For the past 15 years the National GO Awards have been the benchmark by which excellence and progress …
It was great to receive so much interest in our first stakeholder webchat last week. There were over 300 questions and Dudley, Hugh and Lynette managed to answer just over half of them in the 1hr 30min available. We plan …
Well, since my first blog the development of DVLA Business Services is progressing at pace. We’ve identified several opportunities across government, as well as local authorities and some other areas. I aim to keep you updated with developments as they emerge. …
DVLA will be hosting a webchat on 18 February 2015 at 10:30am about abolition of the counterpart to the photocard driving licence. The webchat will give our stakeholders, commercial customers and suppliers the opportunity to ask DVLA questions on the …
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