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<p>We have a range of schemes to encourage people from lower all backgrounds to join
the civil service including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Apprenticeships,
a new strategy was launched in April 2022 and included a target for lower-socio economic
backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Accelerated development schemes like the Fast Stream.
(Representation from lower socio-economic backgrounds in the Fast Stream has increased
annually since 2016.)</p></li><li><p>Civil Service Commission’s Going Forward into
Employment Scheme: Life Chances scheme, uses innovative approaches to recruit people
from a wide range of backgrounds into the Civil Service with targeted recruitment
of care leavers, prison leavers and veterans.</p></li><li><p>Internships such as the
Summer Diversity Internship Programme, the scope of which has been broadened to include
lower-socio economic backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Mentoring and sponsorship such as
the Ministry of Justice Graduate Aspiration programme.</p></li><li><p>Outreach is
carried out by many of our departments within Schools, Colleges and Universities to
raise awareness of the broad range of Civil Service careers available.</p></li><li><p>Work
experience placements such as Movement to Work which supports employers to provide
work placements that combine employability skills training with on-the-job experience.</p></li></ul><p>
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