Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) what proportion of and (b) how many appointments to the senior Civil Service were made (i) internally and (ii) externally in each year since 2010.
The number of entrants into the Senior Civil Service since 2010 is as follows:
New Entrants to the SCS | |||
| Internal | External | % Internal |
2010/11 | 161 | 102 | 61.2% |
2011/12 | 270 | 105 | 72.0% |
2012/13 | 344 | 210 | 62.1% |
2013/14 | 469 | 180 | 72.3% |
2014/15 | 456 | 187 | 70.9% |
2015/16 | 562 | 171 | 76.7% |
2016/17 | 549 | 177 | 75.6% |