Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Department for Health and Social Care at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
In total, there are 10 people who have declared themselves as black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) senior civil servants (SCS) in the Department. The following table shows the breakdown split by the different SCS grades as requested and is accurate as of 30 September 2020.
The ethnicity data provided in the table is based on self-declaration and the declaration rate for ethnicity at SCS level is 62%. In addition, the data below excludes civil servants loaned out to other Government departments, civil servants who are currently on loan to the Department, and contractors.
Grade | BAME | Total |
SCS 1 | 9 | 145 |
SCS 2 | 1 | 45 |
SCS 3 | 0 | 6 |
SCS 4 | 0 | 1 |
Grand Total | 10 | 197 |