Northern Ireland Office: Staff

(asked on 1st September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.


Answered by
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Robin Walker
This question was answered on 10th September 2020

There are no staff members in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) who have equality, diversity or inclusion specifically in their job title, however the NIO understands the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, placing an emphasis on being an organisation that is equal, diverse and inclusive.

There is a requirement for every staff member to have a diversity objective as part of their performance agreement. The department has an active Diversity & Inclusion network and is wholly committed to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion for all.

In 2018, the NIO won the award for Best (Small) Employer for Equality & Diversity in Northern Ireland at the Legal-Island Gala Awards and in 2019 we were Highly Commended at the same awards for our gender initiative. The department obtained a Diversity Charter Mark from Legal-Island in 2019 and are a Disability Confident Leader organisation, and members of Employers for Disability Northern Ireland.

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