Civil Service: Unpaid Work
2026-06-17 · Cabinet Office · 11148 · Official question
Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the Civil Service People Group is on (a) departments and (b) Arm's Length Bodies restricting access to internship schemes on the basis of (i) race and (ii) ethnicity.
Answer
Individual departments are responsible for recruitment decisions and they are required to meet all obligations of relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010. If a department wants to restrict an internship programme to a specific group or group...