Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 20948, on Civil Servants: Training, whether (a) external consultants or (b) specialist arms of consultancy firms are advising on the established of the National School of Government and Public Services.

The Cabinet Office used two existing supplier frameworks to support the establishment of the National School of Government and Public Services.

Through the Learning Frameworks contracts, we engaged support to help us establish the National School as an organisation, including its operating model. Through the Government Communication Service call-off contract, we engaged Accenture Song to develop the brand proposition, visual identity and brand guidelines for the National School, and Omnicom to design a Civil Service-wide learning and development pilot campaign to drive a culture of learning and innovation following the National School's launch.