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This information is not centrally held as each department is responsible for its own procurement.<\/p>

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Records of Government contracts above £10,000 in central government and £25,000 in the wider public sector are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Oliver Dowden"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hertsmere"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Oliver Dowden"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-11T11:23:45.977Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Post Office: Contracts"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts to provide services Government departments have with Post Office Ltd; and when each of those contracts expires; and what plans the Government has to (a) renew and (b) extend those contracts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4440", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Marion Fellows"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Motherwell and Wishaw"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Marion Fellows"} ], "uin" : "259290"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129231", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129231/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

This information is not centrally held as each department is responsible for its own procurement.<\/p>

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<\/strong>Fast Stream and Early Talent are committed to removing barriers to the success of diverse talent at the entry stage and beyond. The programmes are crucial pipelines for leadership roles, and our aim is to expand representation to match the relevant eligible populations and ensure we deliver on making Civil Service leadership reflective of the society it serves.<\/p>

Below is the information we hold from the years 2013-2018 on the proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream entrants that were privately educated.<\/p>

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This data shows the proportion of successful candidates who were privately educated where the data is available.<\/p>

Independently educated, UK<\/p><\/td>

2013<\/p><\/td>

2014<\/p><\/td>

2015<\/p><\/td>

2016<\/p><\/td>

2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

23.50%<\/p><\/td>

23%<\/p><\/td>

25.20%<\/p><\/td>

28.60%<\/p><\/td>

n/a*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Independently educated, UK and overseas<\/p><\/td>

2018<\/p><\/td>

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<\/p><\/td>

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30.4%**<\/p><\/td>

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*Data from 2017 is missing due to information being stored on two different systems in that year which we cannot access.<\/p>

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UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimal combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money from the perspective of the contracting authority, using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification<\/p>


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