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Defence Command Paper Refresh prioritises Haythornthwaite recommendations for career flexibility and total reward.

Conclusion
Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCP23) identified the areas of the Haythornthwaite Review that Defence would take forward as a priority: • greater career flexibility through a Spectrum of Service, which will enable Defence to be better at retaining and surging talent across the whole force. This will include increasing fluidity between the military, the Civil Service and industry. Defence will promote ‘zig-zag’ or ‘portfolio’ careers for all of those who want them; • enhanced effectiveness of Defence’s offer by adopting a Total Reward Approach, to offer a more compelling and competitive incentivisation package; and • the digitalisation and simplification of Defence’s people management system, to remove the barriers that prevent flexibility and workforce agility and restrict access to talent.192
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 25 April 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Timeline
Recommendation age 2.6 yrs
Report published 04 Feb 2024