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Civil Service people surveys

This collection brings together all documents relating to Civil Service people surveys.

• From: Civil Service
• Published: 31 August 2012
• Last updated: 26 February 2026 — See all updates

The annual Civil Service People Survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to, and experience of working in government departments. Below you’ll find links to the People Survey benchmark results and organisation-level reports.

You can find out more about the People Survey by visiting
The Civil Service People Survey Hub

People Survey: privacy information notice

• People Survey: privacy information notice
  • 19 September 2025
  • Statutory guidance

Annual Civil Service People Survey benchmark results

• Civil Service People Survey: 2025 results
  • 28 May 2026
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2024 results
  • 6 May 2025
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2023 results
  • 29 August 2024
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2022 results
  • 5 July 2023
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2021 results
  • 17 October 2022
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2020 results
  • 1 June 2022
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2019 results
  • 26 March 2020
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2018 results
  • 25 April 2019
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2017 results
  • 11 April 2018
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2016 results
  • 16 November 2016
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2015 results
  • 8 November 2016
  • Transparency data
• Civil Service People Survey: 2014 results
  • 21 October 2015
  • Transparency data
• Cabinet Office: civil service people survey
  • 8 December 2010
  • Corporate report

Departmental results for 2019

• Civil Service people survey 2019: Public Health England results
  • 31 March 2020
  • Corporate report
• Department for International Development: Civil Service People Survey 2019
  • 26 March 2020
  • Corporate report

Departmental results for 2018

• BEIS: Civil Service people survey 2018
  • 30 January 2019
  • Corporate report
• Cabinet Office: Civil Service People Survey 2018 to present day
  • 30 April 2020
  • Corporate report
• Department for Education people survey results
  • 28 May 2019
  • Transparency data
• Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Service People Survey 2018
  • 21 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• Department for International Development: Civil Service People Survey 2018
  • 19 December 2018
  • Corporate report
• Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Service people survey 2018
  • 21 February 2019
  • Transparency data
• DIT people survey results 2018
  • 5 February 2019
  • Corporate report
• Dstl's People Survey results 2018
  • 19 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• GAD: Civil Service people survey, 2018
  • 21 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• HMRC People Survey results: 2018
  • 19 December 2018
  • Corporate report
• HM Treasury staff survey 2018
  • 19 December 2018
  • Corporate report
• Home Office people survey results, 2018
  • 7 January 2019
  • Corporate report
• MHCLG: Civil Service people survey
  • 26 March 2020
  • Corporate report
• Ministry of Justice: Civil Service people survey results 2018
  • 19 December 2018
  • Corporate report
• NIO People Survey Results 2018
  • 7 January 2019
  • Transparency data
• Ofqual: Civil Service People Survey 2018
  • 8 January 2019
  • Corporate report
• The Insolvency Service: Civil Service People Survey 2018
  • 20 December 2018
  • Corporate report
• UK Export Finance: Civil Service People Survey 2018
  • 21 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• UKHO Civil Service People Survey results 2018
  • 20 December 2018
  • Corporate report

Departmental results for 2017

• BEIS: Civil Service people survey 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• Department for Education people survey results
  • 28 May 2019
  • Transparency data
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Service people survey
  • 22 March 2019
  • Corporate report
• Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Service People Survey 2017
  • 14 December 2017
  • Transparency data
• Department for International Development: Civil Service People Survey: 2017
  • 8 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Service people survey
  • 8 December 2017
  • Transparency data
• DfT: Civil Service people survey
  • 20 March 2019
  • Corporate report
• DIT People Survey results 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office staff survey results 2017
  • 5 April 2018
  • Corporate report
• HMRC People Survey results: 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• HM Treasury staff survey 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• Home Office people survey results, 2017
  • 4 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• MHCLG: Civil Service people survey
  • 26 March 2020
  • Corporate report
• Ministry of Justice: Civil Service people survey results 2017
  • 7 December 2017
  • Corporate report
• NIO People Survey results: 2017
  • 6 December 2017
  • Corporate report

Departmental results for 2016

• Cabinet Office: Civil Service People Survey 2016
  • 16 November 2016
  • Corporate report
• Department for Education people survey results
  • 28 May 2019
  • Transparency data
• Department for International Development: Civil Service People Survey: 2016
  • 16 November 2016
  • Corporate report
• Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Service people survey
  • 8 December 2017
  • Transparency data
• BEIS: Civil Service people survey 2016
  • 8 February 2017
  • Corporate report
• Ofqual: Civil Service People Survey 2016
  • 7 December 2016
  • Corporate report

• Last updated: 26 February 2026
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  1. 26 February 2026

     Added a link to the page: Civil Service People Survey: 2025 results

  2. 30 January 2025

     Added a link to the page: Civil Service People Survey: 2024 results

  3. 7 March 2024

     Added 2023 results

  4. 30 March 2023

     Added a link to: Civil Service People Survey: 2022 results

  5. 28 April 2022

     Added Civil Service People Survey: 2021 results.

  6. 7 May 2021

     Addition of 'Civil Service People Survey: 2020 results'.

  7. 15 April 2021

     Addition of Civil Service People Survey: 2020 results.

  8. 31 March 2020

     Added Public Health England 2019 people survey results.

  9. 21 February 2019

     Added Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Service people survey 2018.

  10. 28 January 2019

      Added Cabinet Office results.

  11. 21 January 2019

      Added pages to 'Departmental results for 2017' section.

  12. 21 January 2019

      Added pages to 'Departmental results for 2018'.

  13. 11 January 2019

      Removed 2010-2015 Departmental Results as they are now out of date. Data can still be found on each department's people survey page.

  14. 19 December 2018

      Added 2018 results to the collection.

  15. 26 November 2018

      Updated body text and collection group headings.

  16. 13 August 2018

      Added privacy information notice section (GDPR) and linked notice page.

  17. 16 November 2017

      2017 results added

  18. 12 December 2016

      Added CCS people survey 2016.

  19. 16 November 2016

      2016 People Survey results published.

  20. 16 November 2015

      2015 People Survey results published

  21. 26 March 2015

      NCTL Civil Service people survey added.

  22. 31 August 2012

      First published.