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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 May 2024. It was answered by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 May 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Ministry of Justice: Equality

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Government has audited the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, through the review of EDI spending announced last June.

On 14 May, the Minister without Portfolio made a written statement on the latest findings from the review.

In response to these findings, the Cabinet Office is publishing the Civil Service EDI Expenditure Guidance. This includes an end to all external spending on EDI activity, unless cleared and authorised by Ministers.

Further guidance on diversity staff networks is being developed, and we will seek to publish additional data on historic spending to assist transparency in this area.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26341
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Equality Ministry of Justice
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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