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PASC take evidence on civil service skills

23 October 2014

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The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) will hold the first of its oral evidence session on building civil service skills on Tuesday 28 October at 9.30am in the Wilson Room, Portcullis House.   The inquiry considers the skills and capabilities the Civil Service needs to ensure good governance for both current and future governments.

Witnesses

The Committee will take oral evidence from:

At 9.30am:

  • Professor Simon Szreter, Director, History and Public Policy, Cambridge University and Kings College London
  • Professor Colin Talbot, Professor of Government, University of Manchester
  • Stella Manzie CBE, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The Open University

At 10.30am (approx)

  • Peter Thomas, Senior Fellow, the Institute for Government
  • Mike Emmott, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
  • Richard Anderson, Chairman, Institute for Risk Management

Topics to be covered

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; and
  • consider best practice in the public and private sector, including the maintenance of corporate memory.

Further information