Attorney General's Office: Equality
The question
To ask the Attorney General, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the Attorney General’s Office and (ii) each of its superintended departments, in the calendar year 2025.
Answered by Attorney General's Office
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) promotes awareness of diversity and inclusion through its Diversity and Inclusion Group and by highlighting relevant dates and initiatives throughout the year.
In 2025, AGO maintained a calendar of significant diversity and inclusion dates to support awareness and engagement across the department. As part of this, staff were invited to take part and contribute to monthly lunchtime sessions which focussed on any significant diversity and inclusion themes, including disability, religion, race, LGBTQ+, gender and wellbeing. In addition to this, the Attorney General hosted an event in April 2025 to celebrate Eid and AGO officials were invited to an event in December 2025 hosted by the CPS to celebrate Black History Month.
In 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recognised the following diversity and inclusion days: Holocaust Memorial Day (January), International Women’s Day (March), Social Mobility Day (June), World Prematurity Day (November) and International Days of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). In 2026, CPS recognised the following diversity and inclusion weeks: Race Equality Week (February), Neurodiversity Celebration Week (March), World Autism Acceptance Week (April), Carers Week (June), National Inclusion Week (September) and Inter-faith Week (November).
In 2025, the Government Legal Department (GLD) recognised the following diversity and inclusion days: Holocaust Memorial Day (January), International Women's Day (March), Social Mobility Day (June), World Prematurity Day (November) and International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) (December). GLD recognised the following diversity and inclusion weeks: Race Equality Week (February), Carers Week (June), National Inclusion Week (September) and Inter-Faith Week (November). GLD recognised the following diversity and inclusion months: LGBT+ History Month (February), South Asian Heritage Month (July), Pride Month (July) and Black History Month (October).
In 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recognised the following diversity and inclusion days: International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex-phobia and Transphobia (May), Social Mobility Awareness Day (June), London Pride Parade (July), World Mental Health Day (October), Stress Awareness Day (November), International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December) and Christmas (December). The SFO recognised the following diversity and inclusion weeks: Eid (June), Carer’s Awareness Week (June), Baby loss awareness week (October), Diwali (October) and Hanukkah (December). The SFO recognised the following diversity and inclusion months: Pride Month (June), South Asian Heritage month (July), Black History Month (October), Men’s health awareness month (November), and Islamophobia awareness month (November).
HMCPSI marked International Women’s Day on LinkedIn, World Mental Health Day with an intranet post and Black History month with an intranet post.
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