Fast stream applications and recommendations for appointment for minority ethnic candidates, 1998–2024

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing fast stream applications and recommendations for appointment for minority ethnic candidates, 1998-2024, where minority ethnic candidates' share of applications and recommendations for appointment is above the whole civil service and UK population benchmarks every year since 2005.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Civil Service Fast Stream Annual Reports, 2016–18; Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment Data', 2019–24; ONS, 'Annual Civil Service Employment Survey', 1998–18; and Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Statistics', 2018–24.Notes: All pre-2019 figures exclude internal civil service applicants, for which data was reported separately. All figures are calculated as a share of total headcount for which ethnicity is known. UK population benchmark refers to the economically active population. For sources of population benchmarks, see the Methodology section of Whitehall Monitor 2025.Get the dataEmbed Download image
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