Public Services Committee
Fit for the future? Rethinking the public services workforce
1st Report of Session 2022-23 - published 19 July 2022 - HL Paper 48
Contents
Increasing demand for public services
Figure 2: Pensionable and working age population increase by 2045
Change in health profiles causing increased demand
Public services demand and young people
Chapter 2: A long-term approach
The role of data in developing strategies
Drawing out the untapped potential of the workforce
Involving service users in workforce and service planning
Barriers to co-designing services and plans
Embedding the use of technology in workforce planning
Challenges with increasing the use of innovative technology
Prioritising preventative services and early intervention
Improving engagement with the voluntary sector and social enterprises
Chapter 3: Experiences in the workforce
Efforts to boost staff numbers
Alternative routes into public service careers
Challenges to accessing training and development
Accreditation of prior learning
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Summary of visit to Anglia Ruskin University
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6403/designing-a-public-services-workforce-fit-for-the-future/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.