Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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.

The department currently employs three civil servants in roles focused on diversity,

equity and inclusion. Following a review of all job titles across the department, we can confirm that there are no roles whose primary focus is transgender policy.

Within the central human resources diversity and inclusion team, staffing aligns with standard departmental grading structures for the 2025/26 financial year. The team includes:

• One fifth of a Grade 6 role (0.2 FTE). This role is included for transparency, as it carries senior oversight of the team’s work alongside wider responsibilities. The salary range for this grade is £74,528 to £82,869.
• Half of a Grade 7 role (0.5 FTE). The salary range for this grade is £58,185 to £67,219.
• One Senior Executive Officer role (1 FTE). The salary range for this grade is £46,971 to £51,973.

Information on roles and salaries for members of the department and its arm's length bodies

is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disclosure-of-scs-posts-and-salary-information.