Articles tagged with: Department for Transport
DfT names second permanent secretary
15 Dec 2021 HR
DfT names second permanent secretary
DG Gareth Davies to take on role, which includes overseeing the decarbonisation of transport
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
08 Nov 2021 HR
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
Members have "spoken loudly and clearly" after row over plans to intensify testing schedules
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
15 Oct 2021 HR
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
PCS union says it expects up to 1,000 staff to walk out
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
13 Oct 2021 HR
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
Green agenda and transport’s role in levelling up flagged as key work areas
DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
30 Sep 2021 HR
DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
Examiners and line managers give “overwhelming” support to walkout in union ballot
DVSA looks to ramp up driving examiner numbers amid trucker shortage
18 Aug 2021 HR
DVSA looks to ramp up driving examiner numbers amid trucker shortage
Lorry driver shortage prompts hunt for 40 additional testers across England and Wales
DfT's no-deal ferry contracts were lawful, insists Grayling
30 Jan 2019 Brexit
DfT's no-deal ferry contracts were lawful, insists Grayling

The Transport Select Committee was told there was “no lawful basis” to use emergency powers to award contracts worth millions without an open tender.
Interview: Robert Devereux
11 Mar 2010 Transport
Interview: Robert Devereux

Transport permanent secretary Robert Devereux has been a policymaker all his life – and now he leads the profession. He tells Matthew O’Toole that policymakers must listen to the frontline