Civil service morale worsened despite improving pay levels, survey finds

Whitehall Monitor report also said churn increased as three new departments created under Rishi Sunak

Morale and churn in the UK civil service worsened despite average pay almost bouncing back to real-terms levels last seen in 2010, an annual survey has found.

The Whitehall Monitor report, by the Institute for Government (IfG) thinktank, found that average civil service pay rose for the 2023-24 financial year, with the government settling disputes that had led to industrial action.