Civil Servants: Recruitment
(asked on 27th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of applicants with their home location in each NUTS 1 statistical region were recommended for employment for the Civil Service Fast Stream 2022.
The Civil Service Fast Stream is the flagship graduate entry programme for the civil service, typically recruiting ~1,000 entrants each year across a range of professions to deliver a pipeline of talented future senior leaders for the Civil Service. It has been recognised as the number one graduate programme in the UK in the ‘Times Top 100 Graduate Employers’ list since 2019.
The proportion of applicants with their home location in each NUTS 1 statistical region, that were recommended for employment for the Civil Service Fast Stream 2022, is shown here:
NUTS 1 statistical region | Percentage |
North east (England) | 2.7% |
North west (England) | 9.4% |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.3% |
East midlands (England) | 5.0% |
West midlands (England) | 5.9% |
East of England | 9.1% |
London | 29.7% |
South East (England) | 14.9% |
South West (England) | 8.4% |
Scotland | 4.0% |
Wales | 2.3% |
NI, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man* | 0.4% |
Non-respondents | 0.7% |
* Combined due to small numbers
Fast Stream has been active in developing a more regional focus in terms of the home locations of successful applicants, in particular through the use of a more diverse attraction strategy. Regional success rates have risen between 2021 and 2022.
The government is committed to shifting the balance of SCS employment away from London through our successful Places for Growth strategy.