Civil Servants: Recruitment
(asked on 16th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people (1) applied, and (2) were accepted on to, the Civil Service Fast Stream, in each of the last three years; and how many of the successful applicants had science and engineering graduate-equivalent qualifications.
The information requested is in the table below.
Fast Stream Recruitment Summary, External Applicants Only
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Applications | 32,450 | 40,570 | 40,457 |
of which: applicants with a Science & Engineering degree background | 5,519 | 7,302 | 7,620 |
Science & Engineering degree background applicants, % of known total | 17.1% | 18.5% | 19.4% |
Appointments | 1,245 | 1,233 | 1,411 |
of which: appointments of candidates with a Science & Engineering degree background | 168 | 211 | 272 |
Science & Engineering degree background appointments, % of known total | 13.5% | 17.4% | 19.7% |