Minister says programme will help ensure Whitehall has ‘broadest range of talent and truly reflects the country’

Candidates will be judged based on what jobs their parents did when students were 14

Minister says programme will help ensure Whitehall has ‘broadest range of talent and truly reflects the country’

Applications will be limited to those from 'lower-socio economic backgrounds' - determined by what jobs their parents held when they were 14 years old.