Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 13
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Acknowledged
ODP membership heavily concentrated in five major central government departments.
Conclusion
The ODP’s focus is on its 290,000 members in the Civil Service. These members work within central government organisations or arm-length bodies within those organisations. Around 80% of ODP members work in just five government departments: the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the Ministry of Defence.20
Government Response Summary
Acknowledges the composition of the ODP membership and states its strategy aims to continue expanding learning for all members across all civil service grades.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
There are over 290,000 members of the ODP across central government. It is the largest profession in government; it has members in all organisations and is based in all regions. Its members are the public face of the civil service, often living and working in the communities they serve. The ODP’s members in public-facing roles work in prisons, issue passports, process benefits claims, work in jobcentres, administer the tax system, and process people at the UK Border, as well as in many more varied roles.5 The ODP has recently launched its strategy for 2025–28, which aims to continue expanding formal and informal learning for all of its members across all civil service grades.