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<p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern
Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom
all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing
a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds
onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes,
schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and
engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information
on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and
the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In
2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower
socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published
as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p>
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