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Written question asked by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 October 2020. It was answered by Lord True (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Prime Minister: Senior Civil Servants

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Prime Minister's Office at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.

Answer

The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.

Cross civil service information can be found at the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes

As the dashboard’s data tables show 7% of Cabinet Office Senior Civil Servants declared that they were from an ethinic minority.

18% of Cabinet Office overall civil servants declare that they are from an ethnic minority. Details of individual grades will not be disclosed to avoid identifying individuals.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8866
Session
2019-21
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Ethnic groups Prime Minister Senior civil servants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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