Celebrating 10 years of DVLA’s STEM programme
Celebrating 10 years of DVLA’s STEM programme
Our STEM volunteer programme turns 10 this year. STEM ambassadors Mark Jones and Karen Pitt look back on the programme’s success.
A Year at the TechHub
Since we launched a partnership with TechHub Swansea 12 months ago I thought it time to look back at how the year has gone. In our 3 year strategic plan we said we’d "engage with the local SouthWales digital community …
What’s the story with black and silver number plates?
The first registration number, one letter and one number (A1), was issued following the Motor Car Act 1903. Since then all vehicles have had to be registered and display a registration number. We need to identify vehicles for road traffic …
Team talk: Carole Evans, Head of DVLA’s Contact Centre
https://youtu.be/g_rd28eISZIDVLA’s communication team recently caught up with Carole Evans, OBE. Carole is head of DVLA’s award winning Contact Centre with a responsibility for over 1,100 staff. Carole has worked in our Contact Centre for 23 years overseeing the change of …
Ever wondered how DVLA buys or delivers its IT?
DVLA, Crown Commercial Services (CCS), Welsh Government, and our TechHub partners, organised a G-Cloud 7 supplier event at TechHub, Swansea last month G-Cloud 7 G-Cloud 7 has been created and designed to encourage more open markets and to allow the …
DVLA Business Services @CivilserviceLive road shows
Last week saw the conclusion of the Civil Service Live road shows across the country where DVLA Business Services exhibited at 2 events. Civil Service Live brings together civil servants from across government departments and agencies, as well as private …
It’s all about people: DVLA delivers real transformation
Over the last two years we’ve been preparing for a huge change. On 12 September our Partners Achieving Change Together (PACT) contract closed, bringing in-house the technology team that keep DVLA’s services running. No one outside DVLA noticed it happening, …
Taking control of our future – we’re driving transformation
https://youtu.be/9jzmXCm5-N8When I arrived here in 2013, DVLA IT was delivered via a third party contract. We were basically an IT assurance function - definitely not in control of our destiny or technology. The past 22 years We relied totally on our third …
DVLA and partners win at Swansea’s Google hackathon
Have you ever wondered what can be achieved in an 8 hour working day? When IT programmers get together and start ‘racing’ against each other? What would a web app look like that lets you understand your area’s road safety …
Bookmark Inside DVLA
Did you know that you don’t need to wait for the Inside DVLA email to look at our blog? You can find it at insidedvla.blog.gov.uk and browse through our weekly updates at your convenience. Browsing through our blog more often …
Working with stakeholders: A bit about Superintendent Paul Keasey
A few months back we blogged about our work with the police and HM Revenue and Customs to crack down on illegal foreign registered vehicles. We recently caught up with Paul and asked him about his role as head of …