UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

The UK government will establish a new "school of government" to train senior civil servants in areas like AI, economics, and leadership. Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones will announce the initiative, aiming to modernize the civil service and improve in-house expertise. The school, launching later this year and reaching full capacity within three years, seeks to address shortcomings from the closure of a previous training college over a decade ago. This move is part of a broader plan to reduce reliance on external consultants and cut departmental administration costs. The government also intends to expand AI use within the public sector and increase performance-related pay for civil servants.

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