<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">What, pray, is DVLA ?</font>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">(Acronymitis seems endemic on this list.)</font></div>

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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Bests, Rony Koven<br>
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From: Riaz K Tayob <riaz.tayob@gmail.com><br>
To: governance <governance@lists.igcaucus.org><br>
Sent: Wed, Jan 2, 2013 1:38 pm<br>
Subject: [governance] UK - DVLA: Seven staff suspended for posting "inappropriate" Facebook comments<br>
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      <h1 class="story-header">DVLA: Seven staff suspended for posting
        "inappropriate" Facebook comments</h1>
      
<div class="caption body-narrow-width"> <img src="cid:part1.00080305.03010707@gmail.com" alt="DVLA           headquarters in Swansea" height="171" width="304"> <span style="width:304px;">About 5,000 people work at the DVLA's
          head office in Swansea</span> </div>

      
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<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">Seven office
        workers at the DVLA in Swansea have been suspended for putting
        "inappropriate" comments jokes on Facebook.</div>

      
<div>The staff are facing disciplinary action after being caught
        writing personal comments on the social networking site.</div>

      
<div>The driver and vehicle licensing agency employs 5,000 in
        Swansea.</div>

      
<div>A DVLA spokesman said: "The staff remain suspended while
        investigations are ongoing."</div>

      
<div>The staff at the DVLA hold the records for Britain's 32 million
        vehicles.</div>

      
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<div class="first-child">Although instances are extremely rare,
            any inappropriate postings by staff made outside of work
            will be investigated and could result in disciplinary
            action.”</div>

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        <span class="quote-credit">Spokesman</span> <span class="quote-credit-title">DVLA</span> </div>

      
<div id="story_continues_2">Workers are banned from accessing social
        networking websites on the computers they use during their
        shifts.</div>

      
<div>But the staff are thought to have posted the remarks outside
        work and were later reported to management.</div>

      
<div>Comments including lewd jokes are also being investigated</div>

      
<div>A DVLA spokesman said: "Although instances are extremely rare,
        any inappropriate postings by staff made outside of work will be
        investigated and could result in disciplinary action.</div>

      
<div>"All staff are aware of the guidance in place and are reminded
        on a regular basis."</div>

      
<div>The DVLA is currently in the process of closing all 39 of its
        regional offices to try to to cut costs and drive more customers
        to use its online services.</div>

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