Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) women and (b) Black and minority ethnic people were employed by HMRC in each of the last five years.

The number of women employed by HMRC in each of the last five years is shown in Table A below.

Table A:

The number of black and minority ethnic people employed by HMRC in each of the last five years is shown in Table B below.

Table B:

To monitor diversity, HMRC asks staff to voluntarily and confidentially record their ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, gender identity, and carer details on their HR records. The information can be input or updated at any time (either on entry to the department or at any time during employment).

The recording of diversity information is not mandatory, but HMRC asks everyone to consider the importance of recording it for individuals and the Organisation. The information provided for black and ethnic minorities therefore comes with a caveat that it represents only those who have chosen to declare this.