Home Office: Equality
(asked on 19th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the diversity champion is on her departmental board.
The Home Office Executive Management Board chaired by the Permanent Secretary and made up of Director Generals and the Second Permanent Secretary have all agreed to be diversity and inclusion champions for respective protected characteristics as detailed below.
Diversity Strand/ Protected Characteristic | Home Office Champion |
Disability | Mark Thomson, Director General, Her Majesty’s Passport Office and United Kingdom Visas and Immigration |
Generational diversity | Paul Lincoln, Director General, Crime, Policing and Fire Group |
Race | Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary, Hugh Ind (Chair of Race Board) |
Gender | Patsy Wilkinson, Second Permanent Secretary |
Sexual Orientation | Mike Parsons, Director General, Capabilities and Resources |
Faith | Tom Hurd, Director General, Office of Security and Counter Terrorism |
Gender Identity | Simon Wren, Director of Communication, Communication Directorate |
Diversity and Inclusion (Overview) | Sir Charles Montgomery, Director General, Border Force |
As Champions, they see themselves as role models, widely recognised as a supporter and champion of diversity and inclusion with a key role to play in embedding diversity and inclusion into all aspects of the Home Office. The Home Office views this as an opportunity to make a real difference to the experience of our people, ensuring an inclusive Home Office that values the contribution of everyone.