Our governance
The Chief Executive leads the agency with the support of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) directing board, committees and groups.
Working with the Department for Transport
The DVSA framework agreement sets out how DVSA works with the Department for Transport, as its sponsoring department.
Boards
1 board
DVSA board
The board sets our strategic direction. Every month, the board meets to discuss the most important issues for the agency.
Our board provides the Secretary of State for Transport with assurance on the effectiveness with which we are run and are meeting our strategic goals. It holds the chief executive and executive team to account for meeting these goals.
The board is made up of:
- Nick Bitel, Non-Executive Chair (chair)
- Beverley Warmington, Chief Executive
- Brian Menzies, Chief Operating Officer
- Richard Hennessy, Director of Vehicle Services
- Marian Kitson, Director of Enforcement Services
- Clare Nichols, Director of Finance, Commercial and Corporate Services
- Pauline Reeves, Director of Driver Services
- Helen Aston, Non-Executive Director
- Debbie Francis, Non-Executive Director
- John Parkinson, Non-Executive Director
Committees
7 committees support the DVSA board
Executive committee
The executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day running of the agency and making sure the agency meets the goals in each year’s business plan.
The committee meets every 2 weeks and is made up of:
- Beverley Warmington, Chief Executive (chair)
- Brian Menzies, Chief Operating Officer
- Tina Churcher, Chief Digital and Information Officer
- Alex Fiddes, Head of Digital Operations
- Richard Hennessy, Director of Vehicle Services
- Marian Kitson, Director of Enforcement Services
- Sarah Maddock, Acting Director of Communications and Customer
- Oliver Mulvey, Director of Policy
- Clare Nichols, Director of Finance, Commercial and Corporate Services
- Jane Reakes-Davies, Director of People and Place
- Pauline Reeves, Director of Driver Services
Audit and risk assurance committee
The audit and risk assurance committee reviews how comprehensive our assurance systems and processes are, and it advises on issues of risk, control and governance.
Health, safety and wellbeing committee
The health, safety and wellbeing committee gives advice on health and safety policy, wellbeing, structure and communication, reviewing these against legal obligations and best practice. The committee also makes sure that incidents and near misses are properly investigated and reported on.
Investment committee
The investment committee works on improving the agency, with a focus on new, high-impact initiatives worth between £500,000 and £40 million. It also examines how we run projects and programmes, and tracks how and when the benefits of our projects happen.
People committee
The people committee provides an early, long-term and strategic perspective on people and our workforce. It makes sure that people management policies, practices and processes provide value to the agency and to our colleagues.
Remuneration committee
The remuneration committee makes recommendations to the Department for Transport and DVSA’s chief executive on performance and remuneration recommendations for DVSA’s Senior Civil Servants (SCS). It also plans for the succession of SCS posts.
Service committee
The service committee works on running the agency, with a focus on providing our services and initiatives with a budget of less than £500,000. The committee identifies gaps and impacts across all of our services.