Government Economic Service
| Civil Service Profession overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1964[1] |
| Website | ges |
The Government Economic Service (GES) is a professional grouping of public sector economists who work across some 40 departments and agencies of
Sir Alec Cairncross. The GES recruits economists on behalf of the departments[2] and is the largest recruiter of economists in the UK.[3][4]
Professional support for the GES, and since 2010[citation needed] also for the Government Social Research profession, is provided by the Government Economic and Social Research Team, located at HM Treasury.[2]
History
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From March 2018 the post of the Head of the GES has been held jointly by Sam Beckett and
Lord O'Donnell
.
References
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- ^ a b "About us". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Sir Dave Ramsden on '50 years of the Government Economic Service' | Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy | King's College London". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Government Economic Service | Civil Service Fast Stream". www.faststream.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "New Joint GES Heads of Profession - Sam Beckett (BEIS) and Clare Lombardelli (HMT)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 March 2022.