https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567659/Commercal_Standards_new.pdf<\/a>, departments are encouraged to maximise competition by designing service requirements that are accessible to as many suppliers as possible, including those from overseas.<\/p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term opportunities for UK Government procurement regulations are being considered carefully.<\/p>"}
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The Government Property Finder tool allows you to search the Government property and land available to rent or buy. It allows you to search by location and department.<\/p>
There have been 16,872 individual property and land searches on the Government Property Finder website in the last 12 months.<\/p>"}
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The official figures on Civil Service employment are produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Quarterly Public Sector Employment Statistics. As at the end of June 2016 figures were 415,700 on a headcount basis and 384,230 on a full-time equivalent basis.<\/p>"}
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The official figures on Civil Service employment are produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Quarterly Public Sector Employment Statistics. The latest data were published 21 March 2018 and showed Civil Service employment was 426,670 on a headcount basis and 395,760 on a full-time equivalent basis as at the end of December 2017.<\/p>"}
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I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister\u2019s Written Ministerial Statement of 15 September 2016 (HCWS157).<\/p>"}
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For all civil servants, including Fast Streamers and SCS, Civil Service Learning provides one-day workshops on Understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation (introduction) and Practitioner (advanced) levels. Both of these workshops cover Parliament\u2019s scrutiny and legislative roles. Dedicated training sessions covering specific topics are also available. These include Introduction to Parliament, Select Committees, Debates and Voting, Pre and Post Legislative Scrutiny, Parliamentary Questions, Delegated Legislation, and Primary Legislation. A half-day workshop is available on producing effective explanatory memoranda to accompany secondary legislation. The Cabinet Office\u2019s Parliamentary Business and Legislation Team provide training to Bill Teams. The Government Legal Department and Parliamentary Counsel run a course on Dealing with Parliamentary Bills for Lawyers, which covers parliamentary stages and handling. Stand-alone events are run, eg during Parliament Week. Bespoke sessions for government departments are available on request.<\/p>"}
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The KPMG Civil Service Learning contract provides a common core curriculum of learning for Civil Servants. The effectiveness of the performance of KPMG is assessed through evaluation of the learning provision. Between April 2017 and March 2018, 144,000 delegates have attended 8,200 learning events. Evaluation of this learning suggest that the vast majority of learners felt the learning was effective, and that they expect it to make a positive difference to their performance in the workplace.<\/p>"}
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Payments over £25,000 relating to the Calder World of Travel in March 2018 covered two Cabinet Office activities - the Grenfell Inquiry; and the hiring of facilities and equipment for the Commercial Function Leadership Conference and Exhibition.<\/p>"}
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It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on security matters other than in exceptional circumstances when it is in the public interest to do so.<\/p>
The leak of any Government information or material is not acceptable and the Government takes such incidents very seriously.<\/p>"}
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