Minister launches new campus for National School of Government
What was announced
New campus for the National School of Government and Public Services opened at York.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The National School of Government will roll out a range of training programmes from day one, including AI training, for all civil servants.
- With its first dedicated residential campus outside York, the national school has been created to ensure that the civil service has the knowledge and skills it needs to deliver the government’s priorities.
- We are building a world-class civil service, ensuring staff have the skills to drive government priorities and deliver for people across the UK.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “This builds on plans underway to halve government spending on external consultants and reduce departmental administration costs by 16% over the next five years, delivering savings of over £2 billion a year for the taxpayer by 2030.”
Who and where
People
- Mark Ferguson (MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Cabinet Office (UK government department) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Gateshead Central And Whickham.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Civil service reform.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-launches-new-campus-for-national-school-of-government
- Published 2026-10-27 12:35:31 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-27 12:45:14 UTC from GOV.UK
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