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PASC take evidence on civil service skills
23 October 2014
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.
- Parliament TV: Civil Service Skills
- Inquiry: Civil Service Skills
- Public Administration Select Committee
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.