Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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Analysis paper

How to reform the civil service fast stream

It is time to update the civil service's flagship recruitment programme.

The fast stream, the civil service’s flagship talent development programme, is a success story – but has recently faced some turbulence. Exclusive IfG research reveals several challenges to the scheme’s effectiveness, and sets out how clarifying its role in developing future civil service leaders would help tackle them.

A briefing summarising the report's main findings can be found at the bottom of this page (PDF).

Changing course

How to reform the civil service fast stream

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Fast-stream-reform-briefing (PDF, 324.23 KB) 
Topic
Civil service
Keywords
Civil servants Civil service reform Government reform Public sector
Position
Cabinet secretary
Department
Cabinet Office
Publisher
Institute for Government

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