Event

A state rewired? Civil service size, shape, and turnover

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government is the first of a three-part series exploring their annual report on the civil service.

The first Whitehall Monitor webinar – kicking off a three-part series exploring the IfG’s annual flagship report on the civil service – will look at the context in which much needed strategic workforce planning should be taking place: how the size and shape of the civil service has changed in the past year, against a backdrop of multiple exit schemes and a complex recruitment landscape.

Speakers

Heloise Dunlop – Researcher at the Institute for Government and co-author of Whitehall Monitor 2026

Daniel Howes – Research Assistant at the IfG and co-author of Whitehall Monitor 2026

Liz Tolcher – Associate Partner – Skills & Workforce Transformation Expert at PA Consulting

The event will be chaired by Hannah Keenan – Associate Director at the IfG and lead author of Whitehall Monitor 2026.

Whitehall Monitor 2026, the IfG’s annual data-led assessment of the size, shape and performance of the civil service, examines how the workforce changed in 2025.