'Broadest range of talent' | Working class students targeted in Civil Service internship drive

A new internship programme is being launched to encourage more working class students to consider a career in the Civil Service, as the government attempts to address social mobility and representation across Whitehall.

The paid summer scheme will offer around 200 undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds a two-month placement in a Civil Service department, giving them first-hand experience of policy work, ministerial briefings and access to senior civil servants.