Further evidence on civil service skills

• Parliament TV: Civil service skills
• Inquiry: Civil service skills
• Public Administration Select Committee

Witnesses

Tuesday 25 November, Grimond Room, Portcullis House

At 9.30am

• Rob O'Neill, Assistant General Secretary, First Division Association (FDA)
• Leslie Manasseh, Deputy General Secretary, Prospect
• Karen Foster, Learning and Education Officer, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

At 10.00am (approx)

• Clare Moriarty, Director General, Rail, Department for Transport
• Bill Crothers, Chief Commercial Officer, Cabinet Office

At 10.45am (approx)

• Dominic Cummings, former Special Adviser to Michael Gove MP
• Paul Grant, former Senior Lecturer, National School of Government
• Dr Adam Steinhouse, former Head of the School for European Studies, National School of Government

The evidence sessions will

• examine the development and support of Civil Service leaders;
• explore how gaps in skills and capabilities are identified within the Civil Service;
• examine the strength of the Government’s approach to training and development of civil servants;
• explore the impact that the use of external consultants and contractors has on the skills profile of the Civil Service;
• consider best practice in the public and private sector, including the maintenance of corporate memory; and
• examine the biggest challenges in leading skills change in the Civil Service and how well that it is being addressed.

Specific areas to be covered in this evidence include:

• What can be learnt from the development of commercial skills across the Civil Service and the creation of the Crown Commercial Service; and
• how changes have been led at the Department for Transport following the cancellation of the West Coast mainline franchise

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: watch Committees