Applications, recommendations for appointment and success rates for the civil service fast stream by scheme, 2025

A table from the Institute for Government showing applications, recommendations for appointment and success rates for the civil service fast stream by scheme, 2025, where the Diplomatic & development scheme had the most applications (13,828) and the lowest success rate (0.2%), while the Government policy scheme had the most recommendations for appointment (217).

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment Data', 2025.Notes: Applications data refers to applications by first preference. Diplomatic and development includes both the Diplomatic and development and Diplomatic and development economics schemes.Get the dataEmbed Download image

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