The Panel on Fair Access to the professions has published its final report.
Lead by the Rt Hon. Alan Milburn its 18 panel members examined the barriers and pathways to reaching professions for all people.
The Panel found that although only 7% of the UK’s population attend independent schools, well over half of many professionals have done so. The report concludes that without action to address Britain's ‘closed shop’ mentality, tomorrow’s generation of talented young people will miss out on a new wave of social mobility.
Further information is available on the Cabinet Office website.