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Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 18637

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external expert advisory panel be determined.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service will lead a wide-ranging, fundamental review into the constitution, organisation and performance of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths.

The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. An external expert advisory panel will be constituted to inform the review.

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