Articles tagged with: DVLA
Review aims to put DVLA on road to success
26 Jul 2023 Civil Service Reform
Review aims to put DVLA on road to success
Independent review, which comes after PAC criticisms of DVLA and DfT, is part of wider programme looking into effectiveness and efficiency of public bodies
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
28 Nov 2022 HR
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
Huge Swansea presence left agency exposed to local infection rates, Julie Lennard tells MPs
Civil service has fat to cut but ministers must be smart about it, IfG says
04 Nov 2022 HR
Civil service has fat to cut but ministers must be smart about it, IfG says
Report applauds demise of 20% headcount reduction target, but says policy profession “likely to feel the heat”
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
26 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
Departmental officials have faced more than their fair share of challenges over the past 12 months. This year’s awards finalists show civil servants rising to the immediate task and taking a longer-term view, too
DVLA pledges ‘urgent investigation' over absenteeism claims
21 Mar 2022 Coronavirus
DVLA pledges ‘urgent investigation' over absenteeism claims
Privacy concerns hamper remote working at the agency, as licence-processing backlogs continue
Union seeks staff steer on DVLA dispute
11 Aug 2021 HR
Union seeks staff steer on DVLA dispute
PCS members asked for views on way forward following strikes over safety fears
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
25 Jun 2021 HR
Shapps sidesteps questions on ‘scuppered’ DVLA deal
Transport secretary will not confirm or deny he pulled proposed settlement that would have ended strike
Union intensifies strike action at DVLA
08 Jun 2021 HR
Union intensifies strike action at DVLA
PCS says 800,000 documents are still to be processed as backlog grows by tens of thousands a day
Cabinet Office ‘in listening mode’ on post-lockdown return to the office
04 Jun 2021 Coronavirus
Cabinet Office ‘in listening mode’ on post-lockdown return to the office
But civil service unions fear ministerial posturing and a repeat of last year’s target for 80% of departmental staff to get back to their desks
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
08 Apr 2021 Coronavirus
Union claims strong support for DVLA strike
PCS says more than 1,400 members walked out of agency’s Swansea HQ on first day of Covid-safety dispute
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
24 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
DVLA staff set for four-day strike over Covid safety
Walkout will be followed by work-to-rule campaign says PCS union
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
12 Mar 2021 Coronavirus
DVLA staff vote to strike over Covid health and safety fears
Members of the civil service’s biggest union back industrial action following concerns about infection rates and on-site staffing numbers