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Government Communication Service: Apprentices

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94206

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applications for the Government Communication Service Apprenticeship in 2026 will be restricted on the basis of (a) socio-economic background and (b) ethnicity.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Applications for the GCS Apprenticeship are not restricted on the basis of socio-economic background or ethnicity.

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