Morale in the civil service is being hit by chronic low pay, and Whitehall is increasingly unable to keep staff because salaries have declined in real terms for a decade, the public accounts committee has warned.
The cross-party watchdog, chaired by the Labour MP Meg Hillier, said there were “chronic pay issues” in Whitehall. Civil service pay “at almost all levels has seen a long-term decline, with median pay decreasing in real terms for most staff since 2013”, it said.
