Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability
(asked on 22nd February 2023) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion of those candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under the scheme were (a) interviewed and (b) promoted in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
The disability confident scheme (DCS) is applied to all advertised vacancies in DCMS. Any applicant with a disability is able to make an application under the scheme.
| 2021 # | 2021 % | 2022 # | 2022 % |
Applicants applying on promotion under the DCS who were interviewed | 39 | 10.89% | 39 | 12.11% |
Applicants applying on promotion under the DCS who were promoted/posted | 6 | 5.26% | 10 | 11.90% |
To note on figures:
Figures include vacancies that were advertised internally to DCMS, and across government - as this is the only way to capture those applying on promotion.
Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total number of applicants (i.e. those with a disability, those without a disability, and those who preferred not to disclose).