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Department for Education: Equality

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 March 2025UIN 38858

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.

Answered by Janet Daby

The department has not made an estimate on the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles on our annual staffing costs.

More information on the Civil Service Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Expenditure guidance, published in May 2024, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-expenditure-guidance.

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