UK Civil Service Opens Paid Internships to Care Leavers

The UK Civil Service has established a 12-month paid internship programme targeting care leavers, placing them directly into central government departments. The initiative addresses a persistent employment barrier: care leavers experience disproportionately high joblessness compared to peers. By embedding participants within government while providing mentorship and professional development, the scheme creates pathways historically unavailable to this demographic. Success depends on whether sustained departmental investment follows initial rollout.