Summer Internship Programme
2026-06-07 · Cabinet Office · HL740 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the press release Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published 1 August 2025, and the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 5 February (HL13977), whether
Answer
An applicant’s socio-economic background is determined by their responses to questions designed by the ONS. For questions regarding parental occupation, this is at the age the candidate was 14. In line with other schemes of this nature across the public a...