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5th Report - Get Britain Working: Creating a new jobs and careers service
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 1286
Published 11 September 2025
Recommendations
2
Rejected
Develop a coherent strategy for adult careers guidance based on needs assessment and audit.
Recommendation
DWP and DfE should work together to develop a strategy for adult careers guidance. This should be based on an audit of the current career offerings and an assessment of the population’s needs. It should provide an overarching framework and …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly rejects the recommendation, stating that following the transfer of adult careers responsibility to DWP, a separate careers guidance strategy would risk their integrated Jobs and Careers Service vision. They confirm extensive prior research and will consider a broader Jobs and Careers Service strategy in the future.
Department for Work and Pensions
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