"As a former civil servant from the most working class of backgrounds, and I'm sure there are very good intentions here, I would have found it really difficult when I joined the civil service to not have a wider group that I actually was exposed to, and I learned so much from that. I would like to know what the evidence base is for actually reaching this conclusion,"
"From October 2026, Whitehall's main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds" - judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14. Those who are successful on the internship will then be prioritised for entry to the Fast Stream, the main graduate programme for entry to the civil service."
From October 2026, the main Whitehall internship will be limited to students judged to be from lower socio-economic backgrounds based on their parents' jobs when the students were 14. Successful interns will be prioritised for entry to the Fast Stream graduate programme for the civil service. The government says the change will bring in more working-class young people and widen the talent pool so the civil service better reflects the country. Baroness Sue Gray, speaking from a working-class background, questioned the evidence base and cautioned about reducing exposure to peers from different walks of life. A Labour minister said the change does not end meritocracy and aims to make it accessible to everyone.
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