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Home Office: Equality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 106725

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.

Answered by Sarah Jones

There are no roles primarily focused on transgender policy.

Within central HR there are 18 roles primarily focused on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) - a total of 16.06 FTE.

The total aggregate annual salary cost based on the latest reporting period for Jan 25/26 is: £918,348.60.

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