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Civil service staff numbers
Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?
Permanent secretaries
This explainer looks at the role of permanent secretaries, the most senior civil servants.
Conclusion
A smaller fast stream laser-focused on developing future leaders would deliver more for the civil service and the country.
Part 2: Tackling the challenges faced by the fast stream
This section looks at the challenges faced by the fast stream, and at how clarifying the scheme's purpose would help address them.
Part 1: The size, shape and development of the fast stream
This section contains a data-driven assessment of the fast stream, how it has evolved over time, and where it currently stands.
Summary
The fast stream has seen many improvements – but its confused purposed prevents it from delivering more for the civil service.
How to reform the civil service fast stream
It is time to update the civil service's flagship recruitment programme.
A reset squandered: the civil service in Labour’s first year
Keir Starmer’s “tepid bath of managed decline” jibe soured relations between ministers and officials.
Smokefree generation: How to turn manifesto promises into tangible results
What the government can learn from past anti-smoking legislation for its 'smokefree generation' commitment.
The end of the civil service generalist is welcome
Whitehall is moving away from an outdated concept of the ‘policy generalist’.