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Health and Safety Executive: Equality

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18882

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Health and Safety Executive.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

There are 1.3 full time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff employed by the Health and Safety Executive. Their remit extends beyond the equality, diversity and inclusion specialty, encompassing areas such as health, safety and wellbeing and includes occupational health, accessibility requirements and assessing potential equality risk factors.

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