Share of successful applications to civil service fast stream, by region

In 2021, nearly one in three (31%) of candidates recommended for approval were from London, more than the share from the North of England and Midlands collectively (28%) and twice the number from the North of England (16%). In each of the last cohorts since 2019, around half of applicants were drawn from London or the South East.

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