Our ambition is to be A Brilliant Civil Service that helps to keep the United Kingdom prosperous and secure, supporting the government we serve in implementing their commitments and delivering high quality services for the public.The Cabinet Secretary has prioritised improving “the capability of the Civil Service itself and the wider public service”, noting the importance of “our diversity and inclusion agenda, building our capabilities in digital and commercial, and ensuring that our systems join up.” A particular focus of this priority is “trying to ensure that the horizontal mechanisms we have across a government that is inevitably organised vertically are as strong and effective as possible.” To that end, our areas of research interest focus on understanding how we can strengthen and transform the Civil Service as an organisation so that it can tackle current and future challenges and opportunities such as diversity and inclusion, staff engagement, rewarding and retaining talents, and career paths, more effectively.
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Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project partially answers the question by addressing the need for career development and support for public servants, but does not specifically address diversity and inclusion.
Summary: The UK has lower productivity than many comparable economies. There are also large differences in education choices and career outcomes between similarly qualified individuals from different backgrounds. These d...
Funded by: UKRI
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project partially answers the question by exploring the relationship between diversity, inclusion, and productivity, but does not specifically address attracting and retaining people of talent and experience from a range of sectors and all walks of life.