Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants Exclusive
26 Sep Statistics

Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants

More than 70,000 apply for 2025 Fast Stream intake, newly-published data shows
by Tevye Markson
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
20 Oct Statistics
ONS perm sec: New HR director will be 'catalyst for cultural change'
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
09 Oct Statistics
HMRC error means public sector borrowing was overestimated by £3bn
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
02 Oct Statistics
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
Number of cases taken on by DWP's complaints reviewer shoots up 83% in three years
15 Jan Statistics
Number of cases taken on by DWP's complaints reviewer shoots up 83% in three years
Complaints to the Independent Case Examiner’s Office about DWP and its businesses rose by 38% in the same timeframe
Women doing better in competitions for senior posts, CSC report shows
23 Dec 2024 Statistics
Women doing better in competitions for senior posts, CSC report shows
Candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and those who report having a disability continue to have low success rate
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
17 Dec 2024 Statistics
Civil service headcount rises again – now same size as 2006
MoJ makes biggest increase to workforce size, while MoD continues reductions
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
04 Dec 2024 Statistics
ONS efforts to transform Labour Force Survey hit staff wellbeing ‘at all levels’
National statistician says transition to new labour force survey system could take until 2027
'No religion' becomes largest faith group in the civil service
21 Nov 2024 Statistics
'No religion' becomes largest faith group in the civil service
Around 15% of civil servants now report that they have no religion, up from 10% five years ago
Winter fuel payment cut will push 50,000 pensioners into poverty, DWP admits
20 Nov 2024 Statistics
Winter fuel payment cut will push 50,000 pensioners into poverty, DWP admits
Kendall meanwhile snubs call for "more detailed assessment" of poverty impacts, including on different protected groups
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
19 Nov 2024 Statistics
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
Internal DWP stats show 50 carer's allowance debts of more than £10,000 have been logged in the first half of the year
ONS officials vote to strike in office-attendance row
03 Oct 2024 Statistics
ONS officials vote to strike in office-attendance row
PCS union members vote to escalate action protesting 40% in-office rule
Fast Stream diversity gaps widen
02 Oct 2024 Statistics
Fast Stream diversity gaps widen
Ethnic-minority candidates made up 36% of applicants in 2024 but just 22% of those offered a place
Fast Stream applications climb after three-year dip
30 Sep 2024 Statistics
Fast Stream applications climb after three-year dip
Interest bounces back after applications to the civil service grad scheme plummet from 2021 to 2023
Transgender civil servants report rise in bullying, harassment and discrimination
03 Sep 2024 Statistics
Transgender civil servants report rise in bullying, harassment and discrimination
One in five transgender officials said they were discriminated against at work in 2023, new People Survey data shows
The road to net zero is paved with high-quality data
13 Aug 2024 Statistics
The road to net zero is paved with high-quality data
High-quality datasets and analysis helped the North Sea Transition Authority secure a prestigious award. Its corporate director explains how data and digital tools can help organisations make better decisions
ONS officials to escalate office-attendance dispute
13 Aug 2024 Statistics
ONS officials to escalate office-attendance dispute
ONS civil servants to begin work-to-rule action from 27 August
RSS case-study project to help statisticians make decisions under pressure
26 Jul 2024 Statistics
RSS case-study project to help statisticians make decisions under pressure
Statistics Under Pressure programme aims to "raise awareness around the need for trade-offs in real-world circumstances"
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
11 Jul 2024 Statistics
ONS team wins stats prize for 'considerable' improvements to local data
Judges also praise cross-government refugee study which linked data from different departments
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
06 Jun 2024 Statistics
Sunak tax figures row 'damaging trust', stats watchdog says
UKSA chair says politicians should be clearer about the source of stats after PM said officials had signed off on claim Labour would raise taxes by £2,000
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
05 Jun 2024 Statistics
Political leaders warned about stats transparency in general election campaigning
Watchdog will speak out if stats are used in a misleading way, political parties are told
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
05 Jun 2024 Statistics
Treasury perm sec warned ministers over Tory tax claim
James Bowler said ministers should not say a Conservative costing was produced by civil servants
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
28 May 2024 Statistics
MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
Treasury urged to incentivise progress as current Cabinet Office initiatives are dubbed "self-evidently insufficient"
Public confidence in ONS remains high as trust in civil service dips
14 May 2024 Statistics
Public confidence in ONS remains high as trust in civil service dips
Survey shows robust faith in official statistics but trust in civil service has fallen to 75%
MPs accuse DWP of 'cherry-picking' evidence on Universal Credit impact
29 Apr 2024 Statistics
MPs accuse DWP of 'cherry-picking' evidence on Universal Credit impact
Report says department has based its assessment of the impact UC to the labour market on "the most positive scenario"
ONS staff 'to defy back-to-office drive' with industrial action
26 Apr 2024 Statistics
ONS staff 'to defy back-to-office drive' with industrial action
Members of the PCS union encouraged to revert to their previous hybrid working schedule from 8 May
ONS officials vote to strike over in-office rule
05 Apr 2024 Statistics
ONS officials vote to strike over in-office rule
Staff threaten walkout over being asked to spend two days a week in the office
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
03 Apr 2024 Statistics
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
Following the release of a major new data strategy, Office for National Statistics chief data officer Fiona James talks about the power of linking information, and why departments must build data into spending review plans