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Home Office: Sikhs

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 59676

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Home Office workforce Diversity data is published annually: Home Office workforce diversity statistics - GOV.UK.Home Office reporting captures Sikh as a religion in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

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