Looking to the future, departments face several challenges which may lead to significant changes to their programmes.54 We have seen estimates of a reduction in the size of the civil service of between 5% and 25%.55 The IPA told us that it estimates a skills gap on programmes of around 3,000 across all departments, of which fewer than half may 44 Q 42 45 Q 64 46 Q 67 47 Qq 69, 70 48 Qq 67, 79 49 Q 19 50 C&AG’s report, para 1.13 51 C&AG’s report, para 1.13 52 Qq 10, 13; C&AG’s report, para 1.1...

Looking to the future, departments face several challenges which may lead to significant changes to their programmes.54 We have seen estimates of a reduction in the size of the civil service of between 5% and 25%.55 The IPA told us that it estimates a skills gap on programmes of around 3,000 across all departments, of which fewer than half may 44 Q 42 45 Q 64 46 Q 67 47 Qq 69, 70 48 Qq 67, 79 49 Q 19 50 C&AG’s report, para 1.13 51 C&AG’s report, para 1.13 52 Qq 10, 13; C&AG’s report, para 1.13 53 Q 10 54 Qq 10, 13; C&AG’s report, para 1.13 55 Q 48 Improving the Accounting Officer Assessment process 13 be considered key positions. HM Treasury, Type: conclusion | Number: 18 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 5. PAC conclusion: Government major programmes are experiencing significant challenges, such as skills gaps and inflation, which will impact on their feasibility and value for money. 5. PAC recommendation: HM Treasury and IPA should outline the extent to which cu