Recruitment and retention plans

#14 —

Health and Social Care Committee

Recommendation: The Government must ensure that transitional arrangements are in place to ensure that social care workers can continue to be recruited from overseas for as long as it takes to build sufficient resilience in the domestic supply of social care …

Gov response: 7.24 We recognise the end of free movement between the UK and the EU means the majority of roles in adult social care will not be eligible for a sponsored work visa. Currently, 7% of …

Under Consideration

#84 —

Scottish Affairs Committee

Recommendation: Witnesses emphasised the importance of a reliable drumbeat of work to help them recruit and retain staff. City of Glasgow College called for “a clearer demand signal to trigger both the public and private sector investment needed to expand the …

Gov response: 29 & 30: The UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce (UKSST) seeks to address this challenge by collaborating across Government, the Devolved Administrations, industry and training providers to develop and implement a future-focussed skills strategy. The UKSST …

Accepted

#3 — Set out detailed plan for unprecedented NHS productivity gains, addressing staff retention.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: NHSE displays a remarkable complacency about the realisation of future NHS productivity improvements, which, if achieved, would be unprecedented. According to official ONS measures, long-term productivity gains in the NHS averaged 0.6% a year over the period 1996–97 to 2018–19. …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. pandemic. The most recent ONS publication of annual Public Sector Productivity shows: • NHS productivity continuing to recover in 2022-23, after the sharp rebound in productivity in 2021-22 …

Accepted

#31 — DWP attributes missed Targeted Case Review savings target to a temporary 'blip'.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: DWP said that missing its savings target was not a cause for concern, describing it as “a blip” caused by a change in its approach to implementing the Targeted Case Reviews due to wider pressures in the Department. In 2023–24, …

Gov response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 6.2 The department’s focus for Targeted Case Review (TCR) in 2023-24 was to continue to scale and stabilise a new operation that began testing in …

Accepted

#27 — Prison capacity crisis significantly strains probation services, exacerbating staffing shortages and rising demand

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: MoJ and HMPPS told us that the impact of the prison capacity crisis on probation is “significant” and “rising” with pressures likely to increase further if Ministers make decisions to decrease the prison population.88 In September 2024, HMPPS had 5,413 …

Gov response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: The department will update the Committee two months after the Independent Sentence Review publishes its final report. 6.2 Following the publication of the Government …

Not Addressed

#37 — Review SDG2 staffing complement and structure across departments, hiring new staff as required.

International Development Committee

Recommendation: The Government should review the staffing complement and structure working on SDG2 across departments, and the anticipated need in coming years, hiring new staff where needed. (Recommendation, Paragraph 90) 57

Gov response: Agree. Capable, experienced staff are critical to our ability to deliver on SDG2 and we recognise the importance of investing in our experts to retain their knowledge and skills. We hope to recruit new Food …

Accepted

#16 — Invest in FCDO expertise to ensure effective programming and value for money.

International Development Committee

Recommendation: Ensuring the FCDO attracts and retains the highest level of expertise is key for maintaining value for money and delivering effective programming. The Government needs to be ready to invest in both existing and new expertise. (Conclusion, Paragraph 55) Localisation

Gov response: Government Response – Agree 66. Capable, experienced staff are critical to our ability to deliver on SDG2 and we recognise the importance of investing in our experts to retain their knowledge and skills. We hope …

Accepted

#22 — Insufficient capacity and capability within the Building Safety Regulator is delaying remediation efforts

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We heard concerns about insufficient capacity and capability at the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which oversees the safety and standards of buildings over 18 metres. The HBF told us that the BSR was continuing to hold up development, including self-remediation …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: July 2025 The government agrees to update the Committee on the work it is doing to increase capacity and skills across the building sector to …

Accepted

#20 — Construction industry faces capacity challenges from ageing workforce and Brexit, impacting remediation acceleration.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We asked witnesses if the construction industry had the capacity to support the acceleration of remediation. The HBF told us acceleration was happening, but that it would be challenging. It outlined some of the challenges facing the sector, including an …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: July 2025 The government agrees to update the Committee on the work it is doing to increase capacity and skills across the building sector to …

Accepted

#14 — Significant recruitment and retention challenges hinder government's adoption of AI and digital skills.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: 70% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey identified difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff with AI skills as a barrier to AI adoption.31 In January 2025, the government’s State of digital government review set out the digital and …

Gov response: 3. PAC conclusion: There are persistent digital skills shortages in the public sector and DSIT’s plans to address the skills gap may not be enough. 3. PAC recommendation: DSIT and Cabinet Office should write to …

Not Addressed

#3 — Explain how Digital and AI Roadmap reforms will resolve public sector skills gaps.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: There are persistent digital skills shortages in the public sector and DSIT’s plans to address the skills gap may not be enough. 70% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey identified difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff with AI …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. taking active steps to implement reforms that address this challenge. To strengthen leadership and invest in talent, the government is introducing a requirement for all executive committees to …

Accepted

#8 — NHS England lacks detailed plan and cost estimates for workforce reduction.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We observed that the scale of change was bigger in NHS England than the Department, and so asked NHS England about its plans to reduce its workforce. It confirmed that it did not currently have a detailed plan to achieve …

Gov response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: August 2025 1.2 The Department of Health and Social Care (the department) is carefully considering lessons learnt from previous organisational changes as it takes …

Not Addressed

#23 — Department demonstrates agility for urgent issues but faces specialist recruitment challenges

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We asked the Department if it was agile enough to respond to emerging issues such as changing tariff rates affecting UK businesses. The Department told us it understands the importance of ‘surging’ resource to where it is needed most urgently, …

Gov response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2026 5.2 The department will ensure effective implementation of the Industrial Strategy. The Industrial Strategy Unit has transitioned into a permanent delivery unit …

Not Addressed

#41 — Insufficient finance team experience for complex accounts necessitated recruitment of hundreds of staff.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The second key reason the Department gave for the delay in the completion of its 2023–24 accounts was that the finance team who were tasked with producing the accounts previously worked in DIT and had to understand the complex balances …

Gov response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: September 2025 5.2 The department will inform the Committee should it become likely that the September deadline will be missed. The Annual Report and …

Not Addressed

#8 — Recruitment and retention challenges contribute to work coach shortfalls in jobcentres.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The Department has also had fewer work coaches than it has had funding for, which it attributed to factors such as challenges with recruiting and retaining staff. The turnover rate for the Department’s executive officers working in jobcentres, including work …

Response Pending

#7 — DWP consistently had fewer work coaches than estimated need across jobcentres.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: For the first six months of 2024–25, the Department assessed it would need on average 18,900 work coaches but had funding for between 17,600 and 18,000.9 The Department told us it forecasts demand on a six-monthly cycle but plans resource …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation recommendations in full via a White Paper, published for consultation this autumn 2025, and a new Water Reform Bill to be introduced early this Parliament. The government will …

Not Addressed

#2 — Develop a workforce plan to ensure sufficient work coaches for the new jobs and careers service.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We are concerned that the Department will continue to not have enough work coaches to meet the growing demand for support. The shortage of work coaches has been caused by the Department securing inadequate funding from HM Treasury and by …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee's recommendation. the long-term assessment, monitoring and maintenance of asset health in the water sector, in addition to recommendations to improve assurance of infrastructure delivery. The government is considering the …

Accepted

#9 — Set out a clear plan for recruiting and retaining Ministry of Defence cyber and digital skills.

Defence Committee

Recommendation: The Ministry of Defence should set out a clear plan and timetable for recruiting and retaining additional cyber and digital skills, such as adopting ideas from the Haythornthwaite Review and through direct partnerships with private IT companies or targeting suitably …

Gov response: We agree that it is essential to enhance our cyber and digital skills, and that this must be achieved through a more flexible workforce formed of regular and reserve military, civil service and industry. Foundations …

Accepted

#12 — Department's teacher recruitment targets overly focus on initial training routes

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We were interested to understand why the Department only has targets for those starting initial teacher training in primary and secondary schools, when this is just one of several entry routes into teaching.27 In the year to November 2023, 41% …

Gov response: 2.4 The department continues to review the balance between recruitment and retention measures to ensure that resources are targeted where they will have the greatest impact. In schools, this includes its current approach of setting …

Not Addressed

#7 — Department lacks clear baseline and milestones for 6,500 teacher recruitment pledge

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: We asked the Department what baseline it was using to measure whether 6,500 additional teachers had been recruited. It told us it had not set a year as a baseline, but that the number of teachers would be more than …

Gov response: 1. PAC conclusion: It is unclear how the Department will deliver the pledge for 6,500 additional teachers, measure its progress, or what achieving the pledge will mean for existing and forecast teacher shortages. 1. PAC …

Not Addressed

#2 — Develop a whole-system strategy to recruit and retain school and college teachers.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The Department has no clear or coherent approach bringing together its various initiatives on teacher recruitment and retention. In 2024–25, the Department had a £700 million package, excluding pay and pensions, for recruitment and retention initiatives which the Department has …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. for both sectors. The Schools White Paper will set out how it will better enable teachers and support staff to deliver the very best outcomes for the children …

Accepted

#47 — Develop comprehensive workforce strategy to improve recruitment, retention, and training across children's social care.

Education Committee

Recommendation: The Department for Education should develop a workforce strategy for children’s social care setting out how it will improve recruitment, retention and training across the children’s social care workforce, including social workers, residential care workers, personal advisers, educational psychologists, health …

Gov response: We recognise the critical importance of the children’s social care workforce and are committed to improving recruitment, retention and training across the sector. While pay and staffing remain the responsibility of local authorities and providers, …

Not Addressed

#4 — Set out plans for building and retaining public sector infrastructure investment skills

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The government’s ambitions for infrastructure investment are at risk of not being achieved because of sector specific skills shortages. Using private finance to support investment requires public bodies to develop and maintain specialist commercial and financial skills. The NAO has …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. specialist private finance capacity and capability, as well as other specialist workforce skills. Government has engaged widely with industry during the development of the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, …

Accepted

#14 — Cadet expansion programme experiences mixed success and capacity limitations across devolved nations.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The Department said that it is working with the Department for Education to develop the new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capabilities, such as drone flying and cyber, which cadets need. This would support the UK’s wider STEM agenda.21 …

Gov response: 2a. PAC recommendation: The Department should develop a plan by June 2026 (one year after the publication of the SDR) for increasing the number of Cadets which sets out how it will: • ensure that …

Accepted

#13 — Shortage of adult volunteers hinders cadet expansion, requiring improved support and remuneration.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The Council explained that each of the armed forces would decide how to accommodate more cadets, through a combination of increasing the size and number of cadet units. The RFCAs would then support the chosen approach.18 The Department said that …

Gov response: 2a. PAC recommendation: The Department should develop a plan by June 2026 (one year after the publication of the SDR) for increasing the number of Cadets which sets out how it will: • ensure that …

Accepted

#2 — Develop a comprehensive plan to increase cadet numbers, ensuring diversity, volunteer support, and safeguarding.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: The government’s plans to increase the number of cadets by 30% by 2030 face several significant barriers. There are potentially great benefits for young people in expanding the cadet forces, which will mean increasing both the size and number of …

Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. volunteers by Cadet Force, gender, and age. Defence Statistics produce data on numbers of units and regional breakdowns. The joint MOD/Department of Education (DfE) Cadet Expansion Project provides …

Accepted

#23 — Expand Jobcentre employer offer with DBT to promote better employment practices and diversity.

Work and Pensions Committee

Recommendation: Jobcentres offer a golden opportunity for the Government to influence employers and to create more ‘good jobs’. DWP should work with the Department for Business and Trade to expand Jobcentre’s offer to employers. The two Departments should work together to …

Gov response: Accept DWP is actively working with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and departments leading Industrial Strategy Sectors to ensure our employment support offer is embedded within sector plans. This includes collaborating with DBT …

Accepted

#22 — Rebuild employer trust by setting Jobcentre engagement targets and recruiting specialist liaison officers.

Work and Pensions Committee

Recommendation: DWP needs to rebuild trust with employers. This will require making better use of its network of Jobcentres and the employer advisers who work in them. To start, DWP should consider setting individual Jobcentres targets for engaging local employers. This …

Gov response: Partially accept We appreciate the emphasis on strengthening engagement with local employers and fully support the intent behind this recommendation. We agree that employer engagement is a critical lever for improving outcomes and recognise the …

Partially Accepted

#12 — Manage work coach capacity better by modelling demand and developing prioritisation frameworks.

Work and Pensions Committee

Recommendation: We recommend that DWP looks at how to better manage work coach capacity, including modelling how its planned Jobcentre reforms will change demand for work coach time and capacity. In response to this inquiry, it should set out: • a …

Gov response: We recognise the importance of long-term employment outcomes and job quality to our claimants. Our Jobcentre Performance Framework is aligned with departmental priorities and Get Britain Working outcomes, supporting a focus on meaningful and sustainable …

Partially Accepted

#11 — DWP personalised work coach support plans lack clear strategy and evidence base.

Work and Pensions Committee

Recommendation: We were encouraged to hear that DWP wants work coaches to have more time with claimants and to deliver more personalised support. Coaching that is tailored to the aspirations of the service user and that seeks to identify the unique …

Gov response: Do not accept Jobcentre capacity modelling is developed internally within the department. Our team works with analysts to estimate how long activities take, and with finance and modelling teams to calculate how many staff are …

Not Addressed

#9 — Work coaches are ineffectively deployed with insufficient time for personalised claimant support.

Work and Pensions Committee

Recommendation: Work coaches are an incredible resource but they are currently being ineffectively deployed. Work coaches often do not have enough time with claimants to have an impact, with many appointments no more than 10 minutes long: not nearly enough to …

Gov response: The department has completed an internal review of the Claimant Commitment and from this we have developed a draft policy framework that aims to move the focus from compliance checking to genuine personalised employment support. …

Accepted

#15 — Integrate local authorities into formal intelligence networks and review their POAO smuggling workforce needs.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Recommendation: Local authorities should be integrated into formal information sharing and intelligence networks. The illegal imports taskforce should review the workforce needs of local authorities in relation to POAO smuggling. The taskforce should consider whether regional expert contacts would be an …

Gov response: As set out above, the Government does not accept that it is currently appropriate to establish a specific taskforce as recommended by the committee and instead wishes to focus on a revised strategic approach to …

Partially Accepted

#21 — Robustly and regularly evaluate publicly funded skills schemes addressing workforce shortages.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: Targeting consumer demand on its own is necessary but not sufficient and public funding is needed aimed at addressing the supply of skills directly. The commitments in the Spending Review and Industrial Strategy are welcome as is the direction of …

Gov response: As outlined in the Warm Homes Plan, the government intends to ensure that fair work, skills and sustainable supply chain requirements are considered by default in commercial contracts and grants, where it is feasible and …

Partially Accepted

#20 — Government can use procurement and policy levers to create demand for skilled roles.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Government has at its disposal a range of measures, not all of which involve spending public money. There is scope for using procurement, and similar policy levers, to create the demand for skilled roles. (Conclusion, Paragraph 92)

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation Over time, the Warm Homes Plan is projected to increase the number of jobs supported in energy efficiency and clean heating from 60,000 in 2023, to up to 240,000 …

Accepted

#19 — Consumer and public sector demand significantly influence skills supply and investment.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: Consumer and public sector demand have a significant role to play in increasing the demand for, and therefore exerting influence on the supply of, skills. Longer and more detailed time frames will provide certainty not just for consumers in seeking …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation We recognise that some energy system costs fall disproportionately on electricity bills which has resulted in distortions between relative gas and electricity costs. We therefore took action at the …

Accepted

#17 — Expand and formalise 'try-before-you-buy' training opportunities to improve employment conversion rates.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: We further recommend that Government expand and formalise ‘try-before- you-buy’ training opportunities to improve conversion rates from training into employment. Evidence received indicates that up to 70% of individuals starting construction-related FE qualifications do not complete or do not enter …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation As outlined in the Warm Homes Plan, the Department is working across government and with industry to avoid unnecessary competition for skilled workers and maximise the benefits of investment …

No Published Response

#16 — Require Government to report on Regional Skills Pilots' success by summer 2026 for expansion.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Government must demonstrate how it is working with employers and the education sector to deliver clear career pathways, particularly for those workers who will not go through the technical excellence colleges. It should report on the success of the …

Gov response: The government partially agrees with this recommendation The government will be closely monitoring the outcomes of the Regional Skills Pilots to assess the impacts they have had on supporting individuals into clean energy sectors. We …

No Published Response

#15 — Implement a ten-year horizon for clean energy and retrofit skills initiatives and funding.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: Now that the Spending Review has been published, the Government needs to accelerate its adoption of policies relevant to clean energy and retrofit skills. These policies need long timescales to be most effective. The Government should have a ten-year horizon …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. Long term policy certainty is a key driver of investment and adoption. Across the economy, industry investment into skills has been falling in recent years with evidence suggesting significant …

No Published Response

#13 — Policy certainty is needed for training investment and boosting worker confidence.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: Training needs to meet the needs of employers, current and future workers. There also needs to be more certainty around the longevity of government policies. That will give confidence both to employers investing in training and to workers considering entering …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. Long term policy certainty is a key driver of investment and adoption. Across the economy, industry investment into skills has been falling in recent years with evidence suggesting significant …

No Published Response

#10 — Publish Warm Homes Plan demonstrating career focus, tailored messaging, and training support.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Warm Homes Plan is crucial for retrofit workforce planning and should be published as soon as possible. It must set out a clear framework of responsibilities to ensure joined-up delivery. It should demonstrate the Government is putting good quality, …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. The Warm Homes Plan was published on 21 January 2026 outlining how the government will deliver £15 billion of public investment to upgrade up to 5 million homes and …

No Published Response

#9 — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero should have published workforce strategy sooner.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero should have demonstrated its firm grasp of the skills landscape by having published a workforce strategy much sooner. (Conclusion, Paragraph 52)

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. Skills England and the Office for Clean Energy Jobs will continue to work with industry to ensure occupational standards meet evolving practices and we make best use of the …

Accepted

#8 — Instruct the Office for Clean Energy Jobs to tackle uncertainty and encourage retrofit skills investment.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: In our Report on retrofitting homes for net zero we concluded that there was a reluctance to invest in courses that were associated with, among other things, uncertainty and weak promotion of careers. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs should …

Gov response: The government partially agrees with this recommendation The government will be closely monitoring the outcomes of the Regional Skills Pilots to assess the impacts they have had on supporting individuals into clean energy sectors. We …

Partially Accepted

#6 — Set out options by 2026 for leveraging skilled immigration to boost home-grown talent.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Government should, by the end of 2026, set out a range of further options for conditionality to leverage the short-term need for skilled immigration to boost the longer-term need for home-grown talent. An analysis of their potential impacts should …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. As stated in the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, devolved governments, Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs), and local authorities are pivotal in shaping and delivering a responsive, place-based skills system. The …

Not Addressed

#5 — Accelerate initiatives promoting clean energy and retrofit careers for under-represented groups and new workforce entrants.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: The Government should continue to develop and launch further initiatives to promote clean energy and retrofit careers among under-represented groups and those outside the existing workforce; the actions set out in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper should be …

Gov response: The government agrees with this recommendation. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs is a cross-cutting team within DESNZ that coordinates work to support building a skilled clean energy workforce, including in retrofit, and ensure these …

Accepted

#3 — Explore Danish measures for skills shortages and initiate work on home-grown talent for clean energy.

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Recommendation: There may be a need for the import of some specific skills from overseas, at least in the short term, to deliver on targets for clean energy and the decarbonisation of buildings. We heard of significant efforts by the Danish …

Gov response: The government partially agrees with this recommendation The clean energy workforce is already providing good jobs to hundreds of thousands of people across the UK. Our priority is to keep growing this domestic skill base …

Accepted

#7 — Assess staffing requirements for multilateral partner reform and retain capacity under FCDO 2030.

International Development Committee

Recommendation: We urge the Government to fully assess requirements for the staffing required to oversee and support reform of the UK’s multilateral partners by an upfront skills audit focussed on what is needed to support a future aid landscape. Steps should …

Gov response: Partially agree (Recommendation 3) Disagree (Recommendation 6) Disagree (Recommendation 7) 15. The FCDO is committed to ensuring that it has the development capability and technical expertise needed to deliver this government’s ambition on development, even …

No Published Response

#14 — Introduce interim annual targets for upgrading social homes to revised Decent Homes Standard

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Recommendation: The Government must put in place interim targets to demonstrate to tenants and the public that progress is being made. We recommend that the Government introduce interim targets stipulating the percentage of social homes that should be upgraded to the …

Gov response: 25. In the coming weeks, we will work with the National Housing Federation, Local Government Association and other sector bodies to agree a compact. Once agreed, that compact will be overseen by a taskforce comprising …

No Published Response

#9 — Capita's staffing levels require replanning due to delayed IT automation and missed milestones

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: Capita is planning to have 33 fewer staff in its first year running the Scheme than the 332 MyCSP had at the start of 2025.16 When we queried whether that would be enough to provide the right levels of service …

Gov response: 1. PAC conclusion: Since at least 2023, customer service levels have been unacceptable as MyCSP has struggled to retain sufficient staff numbers. Capita is planning to employ even fewer staff. 1. PAC recommendation: The Cabinet …

Accepted

#12 — Recruitment and retention of government vets significantly challenged by mental health, pay, and conditions.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: APHA explained that difficulties in recruiting and retaining government vets are not unique to APHA or the UK. Key factors include: mental health issues relating to activities such as culling animals; pay and conditions; and working hours. APHA set out …

Gov response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Target implementation date: March 2027 2.2 Current vet capacity challenges are being managed through initiatives such as pay allowances for vets. These allowances are used by certain …

Accepted

#11 — APHA veterinary staff vacancy rates remain high despite a slight recent decrease.

Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation: In 2023–24, APHA’s peak vacancy rate for vets was 24% (108 full-time equivalent staff) which had fallen to 20% (99 full-time equivalent staff) in April 2025.13 In correspondence received after the evidence session the Department stated that it has a …

Gov response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Target implementation date: March 2027 2.2 Current vet capacity challenges are being managed through initiatives such as pay allowances for vets. These allowances are used by certain …

Accepted