Civil Service People Survey

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Jul 2022 Closed: 29 Apr 2024 Parliament page
Every year, Civil Servants across more than 100 Government Departments, bodies, agencies etc. are surveyed in the annual ‘People Survey’ on a range of topics, including employee engagement, wellbeing, remuneration and career prospects, bullying and harassment, and more. This inquiry will examine how the data is used by the Cabinet … Read more
12 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
3 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 13 events
18 Jan
2024
Report published
24 Oct
2023
Report published
4 Jul
2023
Correspondence
14 Jun
2023
Correspondence
18 May
2023
Oral evidence
18 May
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
18 Apr
2023
Correspondence
7 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
7 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
20 Oct
2022
Oral evidence
20 Oct
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
13 Sep
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
18 May 2023
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Civil Service People Survey
Alex Chisholm · Cabinet Office Dr Claudia Roscini · Cabinet Office Fiona Ryland · Cabinet Office
7 Mar 2023
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Civil Service People Survey
Alex Thomas · Institute for Government Amy Leversidge · The FDA Trade Union John Moloney · Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Rhys Clyne · Institute for Government
20 Oct 2022
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Civil Service People Survey
Peter Lynn · Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex Sarah Henry · Office for National Statistics
13 Sep 2022
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Civil Service People Survey
Peter Lynn · Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex Sarah Henry · Office for National Statistics
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Civil Service People Survey HC 575 24 Oct 2023 17 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
4 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Ninth Report - Civil Service Peopl…
Report publicly on plans to develop broader Civil Service performance data evidence base.
To maximise the quality of information available on the experiences and performance of the UK Civil Service, the Cabinet Office - in partnership with participating organisations - should continue to develop the broader evidence base. The broad annual snapshots provided … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation to develop a broader evidence base, commissioning a review of existing data, developing a data dashboard, and committing to consider how to implement cross-government pulse surveys, though a public report on plans may not be available until early 2024.
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Government Response AI assessment · 17 of 12 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 1
Rejected 6
Total 12 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
4 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on publication of 2022 Civil Service People Survey Demographic Results, dated 29.6.23
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14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on Civil Service People Survey follow up, dated 30.5.23
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18 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on Civil Service People Survey Data 2022, dated 30.3.23
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